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Sibiu is one of the most important cultural centres of Romania and, in tandem with Luxembourg, it was designated a European Capital of Culture for the year 2007. Formerly the capital of Transylvania, the old city of Sibiu was ranked as "Europe's eighth most idyllic place to live" by Forbes Magazine. Piaţa Mare is the city's central square. On Romania's Tentative List for World Heritage status as "The Historic Centre of Sibiu and its Ensemble of Squares".

Stamp from a 2009 set of six commemorating early electric trams. Seen here is the inauguration of Vienna's  electric tram line in 1897.

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New York Hotel, also called Hotel Continental, is on the the treasures of Cluj-Napoca's city centre architecture. Built in 1894 in an eclectic style by architect Pakey Lajos, this magnificent building is now nothing but a deserted gemstone of the past. Behind the fancy exterior, there is nothing to remind the traveler of its former glory.