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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Ethnographic Museum
Local name: "Muzeul de Etnografie"
Local phonetic: [Moo`zeh`ool - deh - Et`noh`grah`phee`yeh]

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21A Eroilor Bd., Brasov 500030
State of Brasov, Romania
+40 (268) 476243

In 1908, 5 saxon antiquaries from Brasov constituted the patrimony of Brasov Association of Collectors Museum who was founded by Iulius Teutsch. The museum did develop and, starting 1912, it will be named Barsa Region Saxon Museum. This museum has been closed after the World War II, part of its collection being donated to Brasov University, and another part to Regional Museum of Brasov established in 1950. The museum building had multiple utilities: dance saloon, students culture center, printing house and then museum. The collection that can be seen here are ceramics, glass art from 18th-19th century, a rich collection of popular costumes and textiles, painted eggs, icons painted on glass, metal, skins, bones. The patrimony has over 13.600 items, dated since 17th-20th century, representing multiple entographic regions: Barsa Region, Bran, Rupea, Fagaras Ragion, Hartibaciului Valley.

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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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