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Ecaterina Gate

Ecaterina's Gate is the only original city gate to survive from medieval times. In fact the fairy-tale looking tower which was built in 1559 is only a part of the original gate; documents talk about the existence of a wooden structure which was demolished in 1827. The four small corner turrets (also seen in other Transylvanian towns) symbolize the fact that the town had judicial autonomy, and the "right of sword" (ius gladii) which was the right to decide on capital punishment. Above the entrance the tower bears the city's coat of arms, a crown on a tree trunk. The gate was in the care of the taylors' guild.
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