Stairs' Tower
Turnul Scărilor
Stairs' Tower
Turnul Scărilor
![Sibiu, May 2018 55417](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Sibiu%2C_May_2018_55417.jpg/512px-Sibiu%2C_May_2018_55417.jpg)
XeresNelro, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town fortification
Current function:
town fortification
Settlement:
Address:
Piața Albert Huet
Historical Hungarian county:
Szeben
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.7979987619, 24.1496969339
Google map:
Useful links
muemlekem.hu
History
The tower was built as part of the first fortification system in the 13th century. It took its present form in 1542. It stands at the top of the staircase connecting the upper and lower town.
Source: muemlekem.hu , patrimoniu.sibiu.ro
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