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Sighisoara - Rooftops

Another view from the Clock Tower

 

Sighisoara - its historical center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an outstanding testimony to the culture of the Transylvanian Saxons, a culture that is coming to a close after 850 years and will continue to exist only through its architectural and urban monuments.

 

Founded by German craftsmen and merchants known as the Saxons of Transylvania, Sighişoara is a fine example of a small, fortified medieval town which played an important strategic and commercial role on the fringes of central Europe for several centuries.

 

 

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Uploaded on October 8, 2014
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