Triumphal Arch
From an architectural perspective, a triumphal arch is a monument in the form of an arched portico, featuring one or more arches, constructed to commemorate a significant event or honor a notable personality. For urban planning purposes, it is typically situated in one of the city squares, marking the axis...
Government House
The building that currently houses the Government of the Republic of Moldova was built between 1960-1965, according to the project of the architect S. Fridlin. It is located in the Grand National Assembly Square in Chisinau, on the site of the former headquarters of the Metropolitan Church and the Diocesan...
Tourist Sightseeing Trolleybus
Tourist Sightseeing Trolleybus is a project dedicated to the 585th anniversary of the first documentary attestation of Chisinau (1436) and began to travel the streets of the city every weekend, starting with August 1, 2021. It is intended to promote the important tourist attractions in the city of Chisinau, thus...
Cathedral of Christ’s Nativity, Bell Tower,Triumphal Arch
The cathedral was built between 1830-1836. The idea of building such an important object of worship belonged to Metropolitan Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni. But the foundation stone was laid only 9 years after his death. The architect Avraam Melnikov, chosen by competition, used the late neoclassical style (empiric style) for the building,...
The monument of Stephen the Great and Holy
A traveler-monument, inaugurated on April 29, 1928, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania. In June 1940 he was moved to Romania, and in 1942 – brought back to Chisinau, in 1944 – moved again. A year later it was brought back and...
“Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu” Municipal Library Building
The history of the building that houses the Municipal Library “Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu” in Chisinau began in 1835 when the municipality allocated a plot of land for individual construction to the family of college counselor Ivan Monastarsky, a clerk at the Spiritual Consistory of Bessarabia. The house, designed with two floors,...
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...
