Urban mansion of the Cheșco family
Let’s first talk about the biography of Queen Natalia Cheșco-Obrenovic. Natalia was born on May 15, 1859, in Florence, the daughter of Petre Cheșco, a descendant of a branch of the Wassilko family, a Basarabian colonel in the Russian army, and Pulheria Sturdza, a member of the Sturdza family of...
Hertza House
Not far from the Parliament building, along Stefan the Great Boulevard, stands a house that resembles a cake – the city villa of Titular Counselor Vladimir Herz, constructed in 1903, purportedly designed by the Austrian architect Heinrich Lonsky in the style of Viennese Baroque. The building takes on the appearance...
Kligman House
Architectural monument of national significance, officially recorded in the Register of Monuments of History and Culture by the municipality of Chisinau, following the initiative of the Academy of Sciences. In the mid-19th century, Major-General’s wife Maria Markiva constructed a single-story house at the intersection of Sfatul Țării Street, adhering to...
Centre for Culture and Arts “Ginta Latina”/Theatre with no name
History of Creation: The Republican Theatre for Children and Youth was established on August 1, 1989, by the esteemed theater figure of the Republic of Moldova, Ion Sandri Șcurea. Since February 2018, the theater has been renamed “Theatre Without a Name” and is now part of the Centre of Culture...
Public Garden Stephen the Great (Central Park)
The central park in Chisinau, Moldova, is the oldest park in the country, covering approximately 7 hectares (17 acres). Originally designed in 1818 by Russian military engineers during the reign of Alexander I, the park has undergone several name changes over the years, including Alexander Garden (honoring Emperor Alexander II),...
The Alley of Сlassics (Writer’s Alley)
The idea of initiating such an alley in the country’s capital belongs to the sculptor A. Plămădeală. The alley was inaugurated in 1958 in the Public Garden with the first 12 busts of classical writers and poets. Currently, there are already 29 busts of important writers from Romania and the...
