Heritage buildings in Iasi, Romania

Iasi, Romania

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Stefan cel Mare 62 Open: The Church of the Three Hierarchs constructed - is highlighted as a must-see in every guidebook. Nothing can prepare you, though, for its stunning ornate decoration: This "stone embroidery" is a mixture of western gothic, Renaissance and Oriental motifs.

The original interior paintings were completed by Russian artists sent to Iasi by the Tsar. In , the frescoes were removed when French architect Lecomte de Nouy set about redesigning the interior after several fires and six earthquakes damaged the structure.

Original fragments of the frescoes are still preserved in the nearby Gothic Hall museum Open: In , the church reopened as a monastery.

The palace burned down in and was rebuilt by Nicolae Rosetti Rozvaneanu. In , the building became the City Hall but two years later, was transformed into a royal residence.

Today, it once again serves as the City Hall. Built in by Alexandru Bals, this house became the venue of choice for theatre performances in Iasi. On January 18, , the famous composer, Franz Liszt, played here. In , Monsignor Salandarie founded the Catholic Institute here, enlarging the building and adding a spacious extension, which today, houses the Moldavia Philharmonic. The old building is home to the George Enescu Conservatoire. Built in the late 19th century on the site of the old City Hall, this is one of the most elegant buildings in Romania.

Richly decorated in French-eclectic style, the theatre has one of the most splendid auditoriums in the country. It can seat 1, people and the acoustics are excellent. The theatre bears the name of the company's founder, Vasile Alecsandri , a renowned Romanian poet, playwright, politician and diplomat. Built in neoclassical style in by an engineer, G. Fragneau, who worked with G. Throughout the years, many foreign diplomats and other personalities have stayed at the Traian. Fans of quaint streets will enjoy this old residential quarter spread out over the hilly side of Iasi, with vine-choked houses and sleepy roads.

The Banu Church built in ; rebuilt in is an interesting example of urban architecture that combines baroc and classicism. The beginnings of higher education in Iasi date from the reign of Vasile Lupu In , Lupu founded an academy at the Three Hierarchs Monastery. In the 18th century, a Royal Academy was established in one of the buildings attached to the Metropolitan Cathedral. The institution was closed down by the Ottomans after the Greek Revolution of , but Gheorghe Asachi reopened it under the name of The Vasilian Gymnasium seven years later.

In , it was renamed The Mihailean Academy and had three sections: Today, this university is comprised of 26 colleges and eight research institutes of the Romanian Academy. Commissioned by Ioan Cantacuzino between and , the Old University Palace was badly damaged during a fire in Later renovated and converted into a royal residence, it remained in royal use until The stone arch in front of the palace dates from this period.

On it, you can see the Moldavian coat of arms and a Cyrillic inscription spelling out the words the door of hope. In , the building became home to the newly established University of Iasi and to the first public art collection in the country. Today, it houses the Medicine and Pharmacy College.

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The main university building was built between and on the site of the Great Theatre which had burned down. The Hall of the University, known as The Hall of the Lost Footsteps , served as a parliamentary debating chamber between and In , the painter Sabin Balasa created a series of strongly romanticized frescoes for the arcades.

Located at the base of Copou Hill, this triangular building with Doric columns and cupola was built between and to serve as the headquarters of King Ferdinand's Cultural Foundation. The building was decorated with Carrara marble and Venetian mosaics.

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By , the Foundation library had become one of the biggest in the country with more than , volumes. Today, the library is the largest in Moldavia, with a great number of manuscripts and old books from the 15th to the 19th centuries. The unusual name of the monastery came from Moldavian Chancellor Ioan Golai who founded it in The church was rebuilt in by Vasile Lupu who employed Italian master craftsmen.

The compound's walls and towers were added in While the exterior walls show Renaissance influence, mainly with their Corinthian pilasters, the interior features vibrant Byzantine frescoes and intricately carved doorways. The upper part of the church seems to belong to another edifice. It was built during the rein of Stefanita Lupu, son of Vasile Lupu, who found inspiration in Russian architecture.

However, this section collapsed during a earthquake and was rebuilt in baroque style by the Phanariot ruler, Constantin Mavrocordat. The monastery was visited by Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, in It also served for a short period of time as the burial place for the viscera of Prince Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, Catherine the Great's favorite. Climbing the steps to the monastery's "Golia Tower" offers visitors a magnificent bird's-eye view of the city. Anastasie Panu 65, Iasi Open: Situated near the princely court, the church was for centuries the place where Moldavian rulers were anointed, therefore, gaining its "royal" status.

Restored by Prince Antonie Roset in , it was completely renovated by the French architect Andre Lecomte du Nouy between and In the 19th century, Iasi was one of the great Eastern European centres of Jewish learning, famous for its scholarly rabbis, intellectuals and skilled craftsmen, as well as for its Jewish schools, hospitals, publications and other organizations.

In , the city was the home of the first-ever Yiddish-language newspaper, Korot Haitim , and was the birthplace of the Israeli national anthem. The world's first professional Yiddish-language theatre was opened here in by Avram Goldfaden, who later founded New York's first Jewish theatre. From to , Iasi was also home to a second company of the State Jewish Theatre.

Jewish merchants from Poland settled here in the 15th century and their numbers swelled with further waves of Russian-Jewish and Galician-Jewish immigration into Moldavia. By , there were over 30, Jews and some synagogues. Today, only two synagogues remain open. The majority of the city's Jewish population was killed or deported. A monument to the victims of the pogrom was erected outside the Great Synagogue. The Great Synagogue of Iasi is the oldest surviving Jewish prayer house in Romania and the second oldest synagogue in Europe. It was founded in , reportedly at the initiative of Rabbi Nathan Nata ben Moses Hannover, religious leader of Iasi's Jewish community in the s and author of Yeven.

Located on Synagogues Street so dubbed because of the many synagogues once found here in the old Jewish neighborhood of Targu Cucului, the synagogue was built in an eclectic style with strong late baroque influences. Since its foundation in the second half of the 17th century, the Great Synagogue has undergone a number of major renovations.

Although called "the great," the size of the synagogue is actually very modest.

The floor is located below street level in keeping with a widespread tradition found in many Central and Eastern European synagogues. Jewish religious tradition requires that synagogues should be the highest buildings in their neighborhoods but because Jews were not permitted to build high structures for their prayer houses, lowering the floor of synagogues represented an ingenious compromise between the two demands by creating an interior that is higher than the exterior elevation of the building.

It also serves as a reminder of Psalm "de profundis": Today, the Great Synagogue continues to serve the Jewish community of Iasi. It has been recognized as a historical monument. Pacurari bus and trolleybus connections from Piata Eminescu Open daily Admission charge. Over , graves, some dating from the early s, stretch across the hillside; burial records from to the present day and are kept at the Jewish Community Centre. Elena Doamna 15 Tel: The Moldavian Ethnographic Museum is one of the oldest and largest in the country.

Encompassing 16 rooms, the displays cover every aspect of traditional Moldavian life, featuring agricultural and hunting tools, woodwork, traditional pottery, painted eggs and a good collection of textiles and dyed carpets embroidered with bird and plant motifs. One room exhibits winter customs items, including masks representing the bear, the goat and other characters of traditional New Year's festivities. The collection of wooden machinery is impressive with 19th century tree-size oil and wine presses. The art collection began with a set of oil paintings purchased at a Parisian auction in The official opening took place in at the Old University Palace and in , the museum moved to its current location in the Palace of Culture.

An excellent collection of Romanian paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries vividly illustrates Moldavian rural life and its landscape. Additionally, you'll find works by foreign artists who lived and worked in Iasi such as Schiavonim Livaditii and Stavscki. Opened in , this museum features some 35, objects spanning the centuries from 70, B. These exhibits cover 19 rooms on the ground floor of the Palace of Culture. Some of the famous Cucuteni ceramics are on display here. The museum also houses the vaulted King's Room Sala Voievozilor , a gallery of medallion-shaped portraits depicting Moldavian sovereigns from 81 A.

Radio, television, recording and broadcasting buffs will enjoy the exhibits displayed in this museum. The last section features a superb collection of musical instruments: The Moldavian Society of Physicians and Naturalists opened their collection to the public in Today, the museum features 50, exhibits, illustrating fauna from around the world, and is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. A special section is dedicated to Moldavian geology. Apart from its minerals, the museum also has a collection of prehistoric fossils containing fragments of mammoth, cave bear and rhinoceros.

Vasile Alecsandri 5 Tel: The main entrance is off Carol I Boulevard Open: Allegedly, it was here, under his favorite linden tree, that the Romanian National Poet, Mihai Eminescu , wrote some of his best work. The tree stands to this day and a bronze bust of the poet has been placed next to it.

Dating from and covering some acres, Iasi's Botanical Garden is the oldest and largest in Romania An educational and scientific laboratory, the garden houses a precious and rich collection of trees and plants. It also offers numerous shady lanes to explore, rose and orchid gardens, a collection of tropical plants, cacti, carnivorous plants, natural springs and a lake.

Perched on the surrounding hilltops in the Niculina district are three of the city's most serene monasteries. Moldavian princes, invested by the Ottoman Sultan, would return from the Bosporus and make their entry into Iasi through the valley guarded by these three monasteries.

Located on a vast plateau, accessible from the city by road or a brave foot climb through the forest, Cetatuia Monastery cetatuia means "fortress" conceals within its walls an ensemble of white stone buildings with black tops. Construction of the monastery was carried out by Prince Gheorghe Duca between and The church was laid out to the same plan as the Trei Ierarhi Church; thanks to the many restorations, it has kept its original form.

In addition to the church, the monastery has preserved a gothic hall, a museum of medieval art and its famous wine cellars with wine obtained from its own vineyard. Erected in the 16th century by Prince Petru Schiopul, Galata Monastery was named after the quarter in Constantinople where Moldavian princes resided while waiting for confirmation of their reign from Ottoman headquarters. The only building preserved here in its original form is the church of the Resurrection of the Lord, built in Combining both traditional Moldavian and Walachian Byzantine architectural elements, Galata's church served as a model for the churches of Trei Ierarhi Monastery and Dragomirna Monastery The latter is located a few miles north of the Moldavian city of Suceava.

With fortification walls and an impressive entrance tower, Galata has the complex plan of medieval Moldavian churches, comprised of a porch and a tomb room along with the usual pronaos, naos and altar. It also has a special vaulting system for the towers consisting of one square placed diagonally over another. The church's original paintings have not been preserved, having been destroyed by a fire in Only a few fragments of fresco remain. Founded in by the ill-fated Grigore II Ghica a Moldavian prince who ruled at four different intervals and was even exiled for a time , this monastery was left in ruin for decades.

Restoration began in the 19th century, when neoclassical elements were added to its architectural style.

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Its name means "beautiful. Ruginoasa Palace, white with gothic windows and lines, impresses its visitors today with the stories hidden within its walls, stories that point to Ruginoasa as a cursed palace in popular belief. The superstition arose following the deaths, including a suicide, in the palace of several young people. Built in neoclassic style at the beginning of the 19th century by a Moldavian treasurer, Costache Sturdza, to the design of Viennese architect Johan Freiwald, it was later rebuilt in neogothic style.

The palace was best known as the summer residence of Prince, and ruler of the United Principalities, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, who bought it in

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