Many of the extension participants went on an optional excursion today, but we were never given that option (was it sold out before we could reserve it?). We further explored Brașov.
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| Replica of the Lupa Capitolina/Capitoline Wolf, a symbol of Rome depicting a she-wolf suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; the myth is that Romulus founded the city of Rome (KSS) |
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| Palatului Poștei/Post Office (1906) |
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| Strada Republicii, a pedestrian street |
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| Yesterday we saw young adolescents playing with a toy that resembled the old ball in cup, which is based on the Japanese kendama, where you actually try to catch the ball on a spike at the top |
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| A line at Luca, apparently popular for its local pastries, including covrigi/pretzels that can have a filling, and pizza |
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| Check out the massive size of New York Rolls |
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| Biserica Neagră/Black Church (1383-1477, in Gothic style) was built as a Catholic church for the German Saxon community, an affluent minority of merchants; during the Reformation it became Lutheran; the 1689 fire blackened the walls of the church, which have since been cleaned |
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| The statue of a young boy on the roof depicts the legend of an apprentice mason who was so talented that a jealous master either pushed the boy to his death, or made it so he could not get down from the roof unless he jumped |
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| Statue (1898) of Johannes Honterus, a Renaissance man who set up a printing press and established a major library in Braşov, and who spearheaded the Protestant Reformation in Transylvania |
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| Nave of the Black Church that was rebuilt in Baroque after the fire |
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| All the pews were reversible so that parishioners could view the organ in the rear |
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| The 4,000-pipe Buchholz organ (1839) is the oldest functioning organ in Transylvania |
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| The original 1726 organ |
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| Pulpit (1696) was donated after the fire; at the base is Moses holding the 10 Commandments |
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| The church houses the largest collection of Anatolian/ Ottoman prayer carpets outside of Turkey |
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| Böttcher/Cooper guild crest; pews were sponsored by guilds with the richest guilds in the front of the church |
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| Stellmacher/Wheelwright guild crest (KSS) |
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| Weber/Weaver guild crest |
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| Schlosser/Locksmith and Büchsenmacher/ Gunsmith guild crest |
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| World War I Memorial (KSS) |
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| A painting of Virgin Mary and Child with Saints (15C) survived the fire of 1689 |
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| Casa Negustorilor/Hirscher House (1544-1545), the largest building in the city, was a commercial center with shops in the arcades |
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| Casa Zeidner |
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| Unfortunately, Strada Sforii/Rope Street, the narrowest street in Europe (around 1.3 m/ 4' wide) was being renovated |
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| Sinagoga Beit Israel/Synagogue (1899-1901, by Lipót Baumhorn in Neo-Gothic and Moorish Revival styles) (KSS) |
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| Holocaust Memorial (2014) |
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| Poarta Schei/Schei Gate (1827-1828) to allow traffic into the city |
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| Poarta Ecaterina (1559) was the original gate |
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| Catherine Gate on the side to enter the city |
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| Arena Sportivă Ion Țiriac/Sports arena |
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| Tennis courts in front of Muzeul Sportului și Turismului Montan/ Museum of Sports and Mountain Tourism (1898, by Paul Brang as the headquarters of the Brașov Skating Association); note the ice rink immediately in front of the museum |
Next: More Brașov II.
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