Black Church
Local name: "Biserica Neagra"
Local phonetic: [Bee`seh`ree`kah - Neah`grah]

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2 Curtea J. Honterus, Brasov 500025
State of Brasov, Romania
+40 (268) 511830

Brasov's Black Church is the biggest gothic hystoric cultural edifice from Southeastern Europe, measuring 89 meters in length, 38 meters in width and 21 meters in height in interior and 40 meters in exterior. This church can hold up to 5000 persons, as much as Brasov's population number was in 16th century, the period it was built in. The bell of Black Church weights 6 tons, being the heavyest church bell in Romania. The 4000 tubullar bells organ is the biggest in Southeastern Europe as well. While in Brasov, you don't want to miss the weekly church organ concert at Black Church.

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Muresenilor Memorial Museum
Local name: "Muzeul Memorial Casa Muresenilor"
Local phonetic: [Kah`sah - Moo`reh`sheh`nee`lohr]

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25 Piata Sfatului, Brasov 500025
State of Brasov, Romania
+40 (368) 511493

Muresenilor Memorial Museum was established in 1968, being donated by Muresianu family's descendants. They accomplished in this way Iacob Muresianu's cultural will, by offering to Romanian state this 16th century neo-classic hystorical monument. The museum contains a very valued furniture, paintings and sculptures collection and a 25.000 items document archive having an inestimable cultural value.

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St. Nicholas Church
Local name: "Biserica Sf. Nicolae"
Local phonetic: [Bee`seh`ree`kah - Sf. - Nee`koh`lah`yeh]

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1 Piata Unirii, Brasov 500123
State of Brasov, Romania

Saint Nicholas Church is a Romanian Orthodox church in Brasov, dominating the historic district of Schei. The church was established in 1292. It was mentioned in a Papal bull issued in 1399 by Pope Boniface IX. Starting in 1495, the church was rebuilt in stone by the locals, with help from Vlad Calugarul, Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia. More help was provided around 1512 by Neagoe Basarab. Initially built in the Gothic style, it was later redone in the Baroque style. It has frescoes painted by the renowned muralist Misu Popp.

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Tampa Mountain
Local name: "Muntele Tampa"
Local phonetic: [Moon`teh`leh - Tahm`pah]

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Centru, Brasov
State of Brasov, Romania

Tampa is a mountain, part of the Postavaru Massif, located in the southern part of the Eastern Carpathians (more precisely in the Curved Carpathians) and almost entirely surrounded by the city of Brasov. The mountain is mostly made up of limestone formations, having risen up gradually from the earth's crust. A number of routes to the summit exist: there are 25 winding paths cut in 1837 by Brasov's forest administration; Gabony's stairs; the Knights' road, dating to the days of the Brasovia citadel; and an auto road. A cable car makes the journey between the cabin/restaurant Casa Padurarului at the base of the mountain to the Restaurantul Panoramic, on its crest, in under three minutes. The view from the summit is spectacular, offering a panoramic view of the city; on a clear day, the entire Burzenland is visible.

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Weavers' Bastion
Local name: "Bastionul Tesatorilor"
Local phonetic: [Bahs`tee`oh`nuhl - Tzeh`sah`toh`ree`lohr]

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9 George Cosbuc, Brasov
State of Brasov, Romania
+40 (268) 472368

There are 7 bastions surrounding the city of Brasov. This Weavers' Bastion has been built between 1421-1436 by local weavers community, in the Southwestern corner of the fortress of Brasov. Today it is a museum, having an exhibition about the fortified cities in Tara Barsei [Tzah`rah - Bahr`sey] and a collection of medieval battle costumes. The best attraction side of this museum is the scale model of Brasov, the way it looked back in 17th century. Weavers` Bastion is the host of many cultural shows during the year, like the great November Active Art in October.

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White Tower
Local name: "Turnul Alb"
Local phonetic: [Toor`nool Ahlb]

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Ale. Dupa Ziduri, Brasov
State of Brasov, Romania

Built between 1460 and 1494, the White Tower impresses even today by its massiveness and harmonious architectonical construction. Being placed at 59 m away from the fortress wall, this tower communicates with this wall by a mobile bridge that did link it with Graft Bastion. Inside this tower has been kept the smoke funnel above a hearth, that did serve as a fireplace as well for the guards and defenders - tin-workers and copper smith. With the great fire from April 21th 1689, the wild fire burned the White Tower too, this being restored only in 1723. A great place to see in Brasov's "Behind Walls" ("Dupa Ziduri" [Doo`pah - Zee`doorie]) area.

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