Sibiu Old Town

11. ASTRA Museum


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This magnificent building is in the ASTRA Park on the other end of Strada Bălcescu from Piaţa Mare. This is a newer building from 1905. ASTRA is/was an organisation to promote Romanian culture in Transylvania and held its first congress in Sibiu in 1861. Recall that at the time, Transylvania was part of Austria-Hungary.