Sibiu, Romania

Piata Mica, Sibiu
(View from the clocktower)

The clocktower provides a number of great views for sketching. Inside the tower, there's a very old mechanical clock that, from the inside, looks like one of those mechanical gizmos in airports to amuse children. Anyway, I found it pretty amusing. :-) In Venice, San Marco Square, we found the same kind of experience in the belltower..... tall tower, great views of the rooftops, cool view of mechanical devices for the bells at the top. In Brasov, we found a similar experience in the black tower..... not so tall, but with very nice views, and the operable glass windows at the observation deck at the top..... maybe not as fancy as the clock in Sibiu, but interesting anyway. Maybe the ultimate mechanical tower device would be the elevators in the Eiffel Tower.
















Rooftops, Sibiu
(view from the tower)
















Carpenter's Tower, Sibiu

The carpenter's tower/guild connects with the potters tower/guild, near the outside wall of the city. On the carpenter's guild, the wooden balcony/walkway forms a really funny architectural piece sort of stuck onto the stone/plaster tower.
















Roof eye, Sibiu

Sibiu is famous for the eyes on the roofs. This sketch was from a rooftop and wall that sat right next to one of the walkways and stairs.