This impressive structure, featuring five pointed towers, was built in 1520 on the site of an old Roman basilica. Huet Square (Piata Huet) Huet Square is home to a mix of gothic buildings dominated by the Evangelical Cathedral (Biserica Evangelica). Today, small shops, cafes and businesses line the square. This second fortified square was home to the town's most prestigious master craftsmen, who lived in rows of arcaded houses along the north and east sides.
The Little Square (Piata Mica) From the Great Square, walk through one of two tunnels under the arches of the Council Tower to arrive at the Little Square. Sibiu is a pedestrian-friendly city with two easily accessible levels: the Upper town, home to most of Sibiu's historic sights, and the Lower town, lined with colorful houses on cobblestone streets and bounded by imposing city walls and defense towers overlooking the river Cibin.Įven though the museum officially opened in 1817, its art galleries welcomed visitors 27 years earlier (1790), three years prior to the opening of the Louvre Completing the picture is the fairy-tale Blue House, an 18-th century baroque house bearing the old coat of arms of Sibiu on its facade. Sections of the medieval wall still guard the historic area, where narrow streets pass steep-roofed 17th century buildings with gable overhangs before opening into vast, church-dominated squares such as Great Square and Little Square. Like Sighisoara and Brasov, it has a distinctly Germanic feeling. Sibiu's Old Town retains the grandeur of its earlier days when rich and powerful guilds dominated regional trade. The riches amassed by its guilds paid for the construction of both impressive buildings and the fortifications required to protect them. City Highlights Sibiu ( Hermannstadt in German) was the largest and wealthiest of the seven walled citadels* built in the 12th century by German settlers known as Transylvanian Saxons.
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