Large Square Sibiu, Sibiu Hermannstadt, Large Square, Piata Mare, Sibiu, Romania

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This is the historic center of Sibiu, first mentioned in documents in 1411 as a cereal market, the square existing since 1366 when the third fortification belt of the city was finalized. Staring with the 16th century, the large square became the center of the old city. For hundreds of years the square was named Der Grosse Ring or Grosser Platz, between the two world wars it was called King Ferdinand Square, the communists named it the Republic Square and starting with 1990 it returned to its original name.

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Size: 7668px × 5112px
Location: Sibiu
Photo credit: © Alexandru Tomuta / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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