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Smith's Bastion, Schmiedebastei

Bastionul Fierarilor, Direcția Județeană a Arhivelor Naționale
Smith's Bastion, Schmiedebastei
Bastionul Fierarilor, Direcția Județeană a Arhivelor Naționale
Brașov, Bastionul Fierarilor - panoramio
Novichok, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town fortification
Current function:
public archives
Address:
Strada George Barițiu 34
Historical Hungarian county:
Brassó
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.6406533354, 25.5859558702
Google map:

History

The bastion already existed in 1521. It was damaged by floods in 1526 and again in 1667. In 1689 it was the victim of a great fire. It was first used as a granary, and since 1923 it has housed the Brassó section of the National Archives.

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