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The Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Biserica "Adormirea Maicii Domnului") is not located directly on the Town Hall Square, but is shielded from the bustling activity of the square by a front building. A gatehouse leads to a small courtyard, then into the richly decorated church. It was built in the shape of a cross, with axes measuring 27 and 12 meters.

The Johann Kessler Fountain on the Town Hall Square in the heart of Brașov impresses with its intricate details, reflecting the craftsmanship of its time. Equipped with eight drinking water dispensers, the fountain is dedicated to the Transylvanian writer Johann Samuel Keßler (1771 to 1796).

Next to the Black Church stands the statue of Johannes Honterus, a work by the Berlin sculptor Haro Magnussen, which was unveiled on August 21, 1898. The bronze bas-reliefs on the pedestal depict the humanist in his printing shop, where the first prints were made in 1539, and administering communion to a sick person. Born in 1498, Honterus was a Transylvanian-Saxon humanist scholar, religious reformer, and founder of the Saxon Gymnasium in Kronstadt. He died in 1549.

The Old Town Hall, located on Town Hall Square in the historic center, is Brașov's most important secular monument. The town hall was originally a watchtower, the foundations of which lay on those of the present tower. The adjacent building was constructed later, with construction work beginning on December 23, 1420. The Turkish invasion of 1421 and the resulting destruction, as well as the arrest of the city judge, delayed construction. The building was only later converted into the town hall. It was first mentioned in 1503, when it appears as the "Praetorium," the seat of the city administration. From 1950 onward, the Old Town Hall housed the Brașov State Museum, which later became the Brașov County History Museum.

The large fountain on the town hall square offers welcome refreshment in the summer.

The Graft Bastion (Bastionul Graft), known in German as the "Gate Bastion" because of its shape, was part of the Brașov Fortress and was built between 1515 and 1521. The Saddlers' Guild was responsible for its maintenance and defense. The bastion was intended to connect the fortress's soldiers with the White Tower, located in front of the city walls. Access to the tower was provided by a bridge leading up the slope to its entrance. A severe flood on August 24, 1809, severely weakened the outer enclosure wall, so in 1822 it was given three supporting arches over the stream. In the 20th century, the wall was breached, and two of the arches and part of the wall disappeared. Today, the bastion houses a section of the Historical Museum. The path to the White Tower has been rebuilt over a series of steps leading steeply up the slope of Warta Hill.

The Catherine Gate, located in the southwest of the medieval city, provided passage through the double fortress wall and was the city's only gate toward Şchei for almost three centuries. Today, only the tower of the outer gate remains, probably built in the 15th century and first mentioned in documents in 1517. Defended by the Tailors' Guild, the gate was destroyed by storm and flood in 1526 and then rebuilt. Because it was located at the end of Catherine Street, which took its name from the former nunnery, the gate was called "Catherine's Gate." The building is square and extends over three levels. The upper part features four towers, a sign that the city had the right to impose death sentences. Above the gate on the first floor is a plaque bearing the coat of arms of Brașov.

Strada Sforii, with a width of only 111 to 135 centimeters, is the narrowest street in Europe and one of the narrowest in the world. As is often the case in Brașov, there are frequent traffic jams here. Two people can barely pass each other. And when parents are out and about, pushing their little ones in strollers, or elderly people with walkers, it quickly becomes crowded. The walls of Strada Sforii, which in German means Schnurgässchen (Snake Alley), and which was created in the 18th century to provide the fire department with another access route in the narrow old town, are covered in graffiti. This graffiti wasn't created secretly under cover of darkness, but rather in 2016 with the approval of the mayor's office and the district cultural directorate: The dreary Schnurgässchen (Snake Alley) was to be given a new look. To prevent the officially approved paint scheme from being oversprayed by new artists, the graffiti is