The Stairs Tower

 tower, place with historical importance, Medieval / Middle Ages, cultural heritage / national heritage, Romanesque (architecture), historical building, 16th century construction, 13th century construction, 12th century construction, tourist attraction

Late 12th - early 13th century, rebuilt in 1542
It is the only one of the three access gates in the first precinct of fortifications which was preserved and dates from late 12th or early 13th century, being the oldest construction preserved in Sibiu.
Its actual shape dates from 1542.
The tower presents itself in the form of a one-story massive brick construction, hosting at the first floor an arched passage way through which one can arrive at the stairs connecting the "Upper Town" with the "Lower Town" in the direction of Turnului Street, and on the lateral it has an arched passage way leading to the Expiation Corner (Busswinkel) situated under the curbed wall separating the garden of the Parish House.
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