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SIGHISOARA - CLOCK TOWER

Built in the XIII-XIV centuries the Clock tower was the meeting place of the citadel council. Burned down in the year 1676, it was rebuilt in 1677. The clock and the figurenes representing the seven days of the week date as early as 1648. Since 1898 the Tower serves as the city museum of Sighisoara


Spreading upon 4.3 hectares the citadel is fotmed by a fortified core surrounded by thick walls that holds the Franciscan Church and The Manutania building.
The citadel was completed in the times of Borsos Tamas - 1602 - 1652 and was built in the late Renascentist style.
The walls are 1 to 2 meters thick and build with river rock and bricks on the outside.

Nowdays The Citadel holds numerous fares and carnivals and it is considered as a recereational area for citysens of all ages and a place to learn history at fhirst hand.

Culture Palace - Targu Mures - Kulturpalota

Built in the time of the Austro-Hungarian empire as a strategy to raise the cultural value of the city, the Culture Palace stands today as one of the most important buildings in Targu Mures