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QSL 3- MARCH 2007

(2007-04-27)

Last updated: 2007-06-11 17:15 EET

THE TOWER OF THE TOWN HALL IN SIBIU

The town of Sibiu developed around an important medieval settlement in Transylvania. Between the 13th and 16th centuries no less than 4 fortification walls were erected in the current historical Sibiu. At the end of the 17th century Sibiu boasted 39 defense towers and many trade and craft activities took place inside the stronghold. The subsequent development of the town led to the demolition of a great part of the fortifications. The Tower of the Sibiu Town Hall, that you can see the above picture, is located on the premises where the second fortification wall of the town once stood. The present construction was built in several stages, aimed at making the tower taller. The Tower of the Town Hall is located between Sibiu’s Small Square and the Grand Square.

Initially, the tower that was built between 1224 and 1241 had 4 stories; after the building of the second fortification wall, only two stories were preserved. After the upper stories collapsed back in 1585, the Tower was renovated between 1586 and 1588, and in the 18th century radical changes were made to the upper part. The final touches to the building were given in 1824. The tower has 7 stories and facades with narrow openings. The southern wall of the tower has two stone lions engraved on it; they are supposed to be part of the initial structure of the tower dating back to the 13th century.

Access inside the tower is made through a small door from where you can reach the upper floors by climbing a spiral staircase. The last but one floor hosts the clock mechanism and from the last floor you can look down on the old town. Over the years the tower has been used for various purposes: to monitor fires in the town, to store cereals; it was also, at one point, used as a museum.

(text by Stefan Baciu, photos by Eugen Cojocariu)

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