Scholar's Stairs is an historic site in

Sighișoara Sighișoara (; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Schäsbrich'', ''Šesburχ'', or ''Scheeßprich''; ; or ) is a Municipiu, city on the Târnava Mare, Târnava Mare River in Mureș County, central Romania. Located in the ...

, Romania. The Stairs were built in 1642 to connect the lower and upper parts of the

citadel A citadel is the most fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of ''city'', meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. ...

in Sighişoara. The main purpose was to allow people to reach the church and the school easily in winter time, obviating the problems caused by the snow. When the stairs were constructed, they had 300 steps. Only 174 steps remain. Musicians play guitar near the stairs.

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Sighișoara Historic monuments in Mureș County 1642 establishments in Europe 17th-century establishments in Transylvania {{Romania-struct-stub