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The Small Square
Sibiu
Romania
''Old names:
1582 Auff dem kleinen Ring
1751 Kleiner Platz
1875 Kleiner Ring
1919 Prinz Carls Ring
1934 P-ţa Mică
1947 P-ţa 6 martie
1990 P-ţa Mică
Piaţa Mică was called Circulus Parvus in documents and was located on the surface of the second belt of fortifications of the city.
The square is divided into two distinct parts by Ocnei Street, which descends under the Bridge of Lies towards the Lower Town.
The northern and eastern sides of the square follow the contour of the second belt of fortifications, presenting a circular shape. The buildings on the northern side of Ocnei Street have a concave shape and follow the contour of the first belt of fortifications, separating Piaţa Mică from Piaţa Huet.
The buildings in the Small Square (with one exception) do not have the massive, vaulted portal characteristic of the Big Square or Bălcescu Street.
The characteristic of the houses in the Small Square is the loggia on the ground floor, vaulted and semi-open to the square, with semicircular arches supported by porticos. The buildings in the Small Square housed craft workshops and in these spaces the goods were displayed. Starting with the mid-19th century, the arches began to be built.
In the southeast, the square received its current appearance only in the 18th century, when, on the site of the tailors' guild house, the Roman Catholic church and parish house were built (1726-1733).
Next to the Parish House there was a wheeled fountain, surrounded by a metal fence. Later it was transformed into a fountain with a pump, and in the mid-19th century it was abandoned and covered with oak cisterns.
The square preserves, with few changes, its appearance from the 15th and 16th centuries, all the buildings being historical monuments, distinguishing both the fortification elements, the public buildings and the residential houses.
The buildings are tall and feature those lenticular skylights known as the ‘eyes of Sibiu’. ''
( translated from the site
patrimoniu.sibiu.ro/strazi/piata_mica
The Small Square
Sibiu
Romania
''Old names:
1582 Auff dem kleinen Ring
1751 Kleiner Platz
1875 Kleiner Ring
1919 Prinz Carls Ring
1934 P-ţa Mică
1947 P-ţa 6 martie
1990 P-ţa Mică
Piaţa Mică was called Circulus Parvus in documents and was located on the surface of the second belt of fortifications of the city.
The square is divided into two distinct parts by Ocnei Street, which descends under the Bridge of Lies towards the Lower Town.
The northern and eastern sides of the square follow the contour of the second belt of fortifications, presenting a circular shape. The buildings on the northern side of Ocnei Street have a concave shape and follow the contour of the first belt of fortifications, separating Piaţa Mică from Piaţa Huet.
The buildings in the Small Square (with one exception) do not have the massive, vaulted portal characteristic of the Big Square or Bălcescu Street.
The characteristic of the houses in the Small Square is the loggia on the ground floor, vaulted and semi-open to the square, with semicircular arches supported by porticos. The buildings in the Small Square housed craft workshops and in these spaces the goods were displayed. Starting with the mid-19th century, the arches began to be built.
In the southeast, the square received its current appearance only in the 18th century, when, on the site of the tailors' guild house, the Roman Catholic church and parish house were built (1726-1733).
Next to the Parish House there was a wheeled fountain, surrounded by a metal fence. Later it was transformed into a fountain with a pump, and in the mid-19th century it was abandoned and covered with oak cisterns.
The square preserves, with few changes, its appearance from the 15th and 16th centuries, all the buildings being historical monuments, distinguishing both the fortification elements, the public buildings and the residential houses.
The buildings are tall and feature those lenticular skylights known as the ‘eyes of Sibiu’. ''
( translated from the site
patrimoniu.sibiu.ro/strazi/piata_mica