Romania 2007

Photos by Adam Jones

The following photos were taken on a monthlong trip through Romania in June 2007.

Photo Gallery 8 - Brasov (2)

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View over the medieval old city of Brasov from the cable car up to Mt. Tampa.

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View over woods and the Brasov suburbs from Mt. Tampa.

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Gravestone in the Heroes' Cemetery, where victims of
the 1989 revolution are buried, including this 19-year-old woman.

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Looking over the medieval wall into Brasov's old city, with the city's
main landmark, the Black Church (built 1383-1477) at the rear.

Brasov was constructed by Saxons who arrived in the 12th century
to help defend what was then the Hungarian frontier against first
the Mongols, then the Turks.

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