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Turnul Sfatului (The Tower of the Council)

Sibiu, Romania
Ranked #10 of 16 attractions in Sibiu
4.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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Brussels
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14 reviews 14 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

Lovely views over the city, nice to see how the view changes as you go up the floors of the tower. You can even see right to the snow-topped Carpathian mountains! And for only 2 lei. Don't let the depressing music put you off :-)

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Cayman
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25 reviews 25 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

It is a splendid spot to widen your perspective from an altitude of 200 m. Unaccessible for people with disabilities, unfortunately. Watch out where you walk as stairs can be narrow. Do not let yourself distracted by the rather depressive music played.

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Sibiu, Romania
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2012

This is one of the places where I take all the people that want to see Sibiu from above. It is situated in the "Great Square" and you can see the hole town from there.

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Ploiesti, Romania
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97 reviews 97 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 November 2011

The tower of the Council is a 13th historical monument, a true emblem of Sibiu, which is located at the Big Square. A museum is located here, the fee for the visit being very small. At the penultimate floor is housed the mechanism of the ancient big clock, which it's still working. A beautiful landscape can be seen from the... More

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Winter Park, FL
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2011

Don't woryy about the steps, its easy. Tremendous view of the whole town. Very interesting to see the clockworks that drives the big clockfaces on all 4 sides of the tower.

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