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Stairs' Tower

Turnul Scărilor
Stairs' Tower
Turnul Scărilor
Sibiu, May 2018 55417
XeresNelro, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town fortification
Current function:
town fortification
Address:
Piața Albert Huet
Historical Hungarian county:
Szeben
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
45.7979987619, 24.1496969339
Google map:

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.

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