Ştiam că la Cluj se poate vizita singura rămăşiţă a cetăţii medievale, Bastionul Croitorilor. Clujul a avut incintă medievală construită şi întreţinută de bresle. Fiecare breaslă avea turnul său şi secţiunea sa de zid de întreţinut şi la nevoie de apărat. Denumirile s-au păstrat şi după cetatea a fost parţial reconstruită în sistem bastionar în vremea Principelui Gabriel Bethlen (1613-1629) pentru a face faţă artileriei din acea vreme.
La baza turnului am fost întâmpinaţi de statuia căpitanului lui Mihai Viteazul, Baba Novac (c.1530-1601). Haiducul Baba Novac este cunoscut în istoria României și Serbiei și este de asemenea erou de cântece populare, tovarășul de arme al lui Mihai la bătălia de la Călugăreni și în campaniile de peste Dunăre, din Transilvania și Moldova. Și-a găsit sfârșitul la Cluj, capturat prin trădare pe când era trimis ca sol, ars pe rug și tras în țeapă pe locul unde se află acum statuia. Cartierul din Craiova "Brazda" își trage denumirea de la o moșie pe care o avea la marginea orașului: "Brazda lui Novac".
Am intrat să vizităm turnul și am putut vedea o expoziție cu gravuri ale orașelor și castelelor Transilvaniei în secolul 19 "Itinerarii grafice de secol XIX". Pe ferestrele înguste ale turnului se vedea frumos orașul. Șarpanta cea nouă a fost realizată recent într-un proiect foarte reușit, după părerea mea. Este un obiectiv de vizitat îneaparat.
The Tailor's Bastion in Cluj
I knew of this remnant of the ancient fortifications of Cluj and that it could be visited. It is a major landmark of the city. It is named after the tailor's guild, as in medieval times each guild had to build, maintain and defend a tower and section of the wall. The name stuck even after the bastions were built in the times of Prince Gabriel Bethlen (1613-1629) in order to cope with the artillery of those times.
At the base of the tower we were welcomed by the statue of Baba Novac (Old Novak), one of the most important captains of Michael the Brave (1523-1601). Novac was born around 1530 in Serbia on the Danube from a Serb father and a Romanian mother. He lived and adventurous life as an outlaw, a hajduk, defying the Ottoman authorities. He joined Michael in his most important battles in Călugăreni and his campaigns south of the Danube, intro Transylvania and Moldova. He was arrested in Cluj by treason, while sent on an official mission. Then he was burnt to death, impaled and his body exposed in the square where the statue now stands. There is a neighborhood in Craiova, on lands that he used to own, colloquially known as "Brazda" (the field), named after him: "Brazda lui Novac" (Novak's field).
We went and visited the tower and saw engravings of towns and castles of 19th century Transylvania. There are nice views of the neighbourhood through the narrow windows. The interior structure was recently completed in a modern and successful project. Don't miss out on this landmark!
Am intrat să vizităm turnul și am putut vedea o expoziție cu gravuri ale orașelor și castelelor Transilvaniei în secolul 19 "Itinerarii grafice de secol XIX". Pe ferestrele înguste ale turnului se vedea frumos orașul. Șarpanta cea nouă a fost realizată recent într-un proiect foarte reușit, după părerea mea. Este un obiectiv de vizitat îneaparat.
The Tailor's Bastion in Cluj
I knew of this remnant of the ancient fortifications of Cluj and that it could be visited. It is a major landmark of the city. It is named after the tailor's guild, as in medieval times each guild had to build, maintain and defend a tower and section of the wall. The name stuck even after the bastions were built in the times of Prince Gabriel Bethlen (1613-1629) in order to cope with the artillery of those times.
At the base of the tower we were welcomed by the statue of Baba Novac (Old Novak), one of the most important captains of Michael the Brave (1523-1601). Novac was born around 1530 in Serbia on the Danube from a Serb father and a Romanian mother. He lived and adventurous life as an outlaw, a hajduk, defying the Ottoman authorities. He joined Michael in his most important battles in Călugăreni and his campaigns south of the Danube, intro Transylvania and Moldova. He was arrested in Cluj by treason, while sent on an official mission. Then he was burnt to death, impaled and his body exposed in the square where the statue now stands. There is a neighborhood in Craiova, on lands that he used to own, colloquially known as "Brazda" (the field), named after him: "Brazda lui Novac" (Novak's field).
We went and visited the tower and saw engravings of towns and castles of 19th century Transylvania. There are nice views of the neighbourhood through the narrow windows. The interior structure was recently completed in a modern and successful project. Don't miss out on this landmark!
