Sibiu Council Tower, a photo from Sibiu, West

Photographer's Note

The clocktower at left dates back to the 13th century, (approximately 1224-1241 AD) & was originally built as part of the second belt fortification of the town. It's more commonly known as the council tower, as the council buildings are adjacent. After the defeat of the 2nd belt, improvements were made and a 3rd defense belt added making the tower obsolete. It was used as a grain silo, an army lookout tower and a fire watch. In 1885 the upper part of the tower collapsed. It was rebuilt between 1886 & 1888 AD & the clock faces seen here added then. The clocktower was completely restored between 1961 and 1962. Then it was a museum until 1998. More information here:

http://www.femeiastie.ro/timpliber/muzee/turnul-cu-ceas-turnul-sfatului-din-sibiu

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ikeharel (105835) 2017-08-15 1:12

Wonderfully renovated the old clock-tower and the small town's center and its surrounding, Chris.
Chosen well the POV, with fine clarity and depth, people as always, enliven the scene.
Good afternoon,
Ike

Fis2 (155487) 2017-08-15 1:26

Witaj Chris!
Very nice postcard from Sibui.
Excellent frame and perspective.
I like colours and light.
Tower add flavor to this composition.
Nice day.
Krzysztof

Tue (82124) 2017-08-15 1:33

Hello Chris,
What a great view of this charming square. The architecture looks so appealing and all the more so in this warm sunlight which brings out the colours at their best. The composition is excellent with the tower well placed on the left hand side.
Lars

dta (98518) 2017-08-15 1:54

hello Chris ,
What a beautiful square ! Superb architecture and splendid pavement .
The picture is sharp and colorful , a pleasure to look at .
Regards

snunney (130967) 2017-08-15 2:18

Hello Chris,
I like the point of view and the framing. The geometric paving offers excellent lead-lines drawing the viewer into the scene. The whole is well exposed with very good colours and clarity. Pleasant warm/cool tonal contrasts.

lousat (129865) 2017-08-15 2:38

Hi Chris,magnificent capture of the clocktower but not only that. The square too is fantastic,very large from this perspective and full of lovely facades,beautiful view very sharp and well exposed as usual. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

holmertz (92766) 2017-08-15 2:45

Hello Chris,
I remember this square well, and I had the same perfect weather. It's a very pretty place and I found generally Sibiu the most elegant Romanian city. Maybe it had a big facelift before becoming the European culture capital, whenever that was. 2008, 2009?
Kind regards,
Gert
PS There's a slight typing error in the title.

Royaldevon (75252) 2017-08-15 2:46

Hello Chris,

The atmosphere created by your photograph is warm and welcoming.
The pastel coloured houses, red verandas and roofs, along with the warmth of the light make this mood possible.
The wide open space allows lots of time to study the surrounding, detailed buildings and the strongly placed bell tower.

Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)

Nicou (193806) 2017-08-15 3:06

Hello

quelle belle place et vue quel rendu au sol superbe et quelel profondeur cet ce dessin avec les personnages sur la plac et ces déifices quelle compo et vue sueprbe iamge et cpatage.
Bravo et amitié
nciou

pierrefonds (103424) 2017-08-15 4:03

Bonjour Chris,

L'étendue de la place donne de la profondeur ŕ la composition. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails des maisons et de la tour. La bonne luminosité met en valeur la beauté des couleurs. Bonne journée.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (205549) 2017-08-15 4:03

Ciao Chris, great perspective on beautiful town, splendid light, wonderful colors and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pajaran (102508) 2017-08-15 4:42

Dobro vece.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad, lepo pokazan trg i arhitektura, dobar kontrast i perspektiva, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa prolaznicima. Lepe fasade i kula sa satom.
Zelim vam mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
Interesting and beautiful look, good text ...
Good work, beautifully presented square and architecture, good contrast and perspective, nice colors, beautifully captured moment with passers-by. Nice façades and tower with clock.
I wish you a quiet night, all the best.

Sergiom (117241) 2017-08-15 5:06

Bonjour Chris,

Quelle jolie place de village. Et quel beau village aussi. Le point de vue est superbe et la lumičre fait bien ressortir les maisons ainsi que le clocher. Quel beau ciel.

Amicalement

Serge

PiotrF (52330) 2017-08-15 5:08

Hello Chris,
Interesting view of old town in Sibiu..
I like amazing composition here.
A good point of view, excellent perspective and depth.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

papagolf21 (152599) 2017-08-15 5:50

Bonjour, cher Chris,
Voilŕ une trčs belle place bénéficiant d'édifices qui ont fait l'histoire du pays.
Ces grandes places piétonnes sont bien agréables pour admirer l'environnement et la beauté générale urbaine.
Un régal historique.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jhm (202871) 2017-08-15 5:57

Hello Chris,

You did excellent addition the people for the scale, with the long market.
Pleasant perspective and depth, you chose a very well angle.
Sharpness and clarity are excellent done.
Composition and presentation are of high quality, and extraordinarily panorama.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Cricri (176) 2017-08-15 10:32

Hi Chris
Bonne profondeur de la place, la lumičre renforce les couleurs des bâtiments, belle tour d'horloge sous le ciel bleu, trčs belle présentation
Belle soirée
cricri

cornejo (61504) 2017-08-15 11:47

Hi Chris, very good view of this public space with interesting buildings in the background, very well composed and captured in this good and beautiful photograph. An interesting image, with good sharpness, depth, light, color and quality. Very good and beautiful work perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thank you for sharing this interesting work.

Good night and happy week.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.

emka (152102) 2017-08-15 23:18

Hello Chris,

Nice view of this wide square in Sibiu. and how great that the cars are not allowed here. Lovely buildings, all in the white and yellow. Different tones of yellow seem the favourite colours in Romania. Excellent composition with the great depth. You were more lucky with the weather than me seven years ago. It rained the whole day.

Kind regrad s Malgo

gervaso (28177) 2017-08-16 7:53

Hello, Chris!

The light is excellent here, which gives beautiful warm colors to these interesting colorful houses! The patterns on the floor are also interesting and help giving very good depth to the image! Perfect sharpness too! Wonderful job!

carlo62 (81265) 2017-08-16 11:14

Ciao Chris
nonostante la foto sia stata fatta in novembre la luce non ha niente da invidiare a quella di luglio.
Splendida prospettiva, le linee del pavimento la migliorano.
Saluti Carlo

jmdias (102770) 2017-08-27 3:33

chris

marvelous view of the square and these façades around. I liked the precious light and the presence of that beautiful tower at side. perfect.

hugs

jorge