IMG_7154 - The former Casa Sfatului (Council House), from 1420, now houses the Braşov County Museum of History.
IMG_7156 - The 600 year-old Black Church. Originally Roman Catholic, it became Lutheran in 1542.
IMG_7157 - There are various legends about this figure of a young boy looking down from the roof of the Black Church.
IMG_7158 - Originally named St Mary's Church, it was burned black by invaders in 1689 and renamed.
IMG_7161 - This "Black Tower" of Braşov was indeed black when it was named, after having been hit by lightening in 1559.
IMG_7164 - Yekaterina's (Catherine's) Gate in the southwest part of the Braşov city wall. It was the Romanian part in Saxon times.
IMG_7167 - The old city name was Kronstadt. See the crown in the coat of arms here and in the next photo.
IMG_7169 - The coat of arms has a tree with 13 roots, for the 13 neighbourhoods united in a strong sense of community.
IMG_7171 - Next to Catherine's Gate is the Poarta Schei (Şchei Gate), built in 1827 when the traffic increased.
IMG_7172 - Mt. Tămpa with the "Braşov" sign, between the buildings. The left hand flag is the blue, yellow, and red of Romania.
IMG_7174 - Strada Sforii (Rope Street), only about 1.2 m wide, was cut through before 1700 for firefighting access.
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