Downtown Chişinău
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Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
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Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
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Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
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Overview
In central Chişinău are located the major governmental and business institutions of MoldovaMoldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
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- The ParliamentParliament of the Republic of MoldovaThe Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is a unicameral assembly with 101 seats. Its members are elected by popular vote every 4 years. The parliament then elects a president, who functions as the head of state...
- GovernmentCabinet of MoldovaThe role of Cabinet of Moldova is "to carry out the domestic and foreign policy of the State and to apply general control over the work of public administration," according to Constitution of Moldova .-The structure of the cabinet:...
building - PresidentialPresident of MoldovaThe President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova.-Description of the post:According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova , the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of...
palace - Sky Tower, ChişinăuSky Tower, ChişinăuThe Sky Tower is a building in Chişinău, Moldova.- Overview :The building is located in Downtown Chişinău within walking distance from the major governmental and business institutions...
- St. Teodora de la Sihla ChurchSt. Teodora de la Sihla Church- Overview :Formerly the chapel of a girls gymnasium, the church of St. Teodora de la Sihla is an architectural masterpiece by Alexander Bernardazzi. It boasts the elements of his favorite neoclassic byzantine architecture.- External links :**...
- Nativity Cathedral, ChişinăuNativity Cathedral, ChişinăuThe Cathedral of Christ's Nativity is the main cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in Downtown Chișinău, Moldova. It was commissioned by the governor of New Russia, Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, and Metropolitan Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni in 1830. The cathedral was built in the 1830s to...
- National History Museum of MoldovaNational History Museum of Moldova- Overview :Over 263,000 exhibits, 165000 of which belong to the national heritage, are exhibited in the National Museum of History, founded in 1983 on the former Regional Lyceum. It is situated on 121a, 31 August 1989 str., in the historical center of Chişinău. In the museum yard there is the...
- Embassy of the United States in Chişinău
- Embassy of Romania in Chişinău
- Delegation of the European Union to MoldovaDelegation of the European Union to MoldovaThe Delegation of the European Union to Moldova was established to facilitate relations between Moldova and the European Union. It is located in Moldova's capital, Chişinău.- History :...
- Sfatul Ţării PalaceSfatul Ţării Palace- Overview :The building is located near Downtown Chişinău. The building served as a meeting place for Sfatul Ţării.-References:**-Notes:...
- Austrian Embassy, ChişinăuAustrian Embassy, Chişinău- External links :...
- German Embassy, ChişinăuGerman Embassy, Chişinău- External links :...
- Hungarian Embassy, ChişinăuHungarian Embassy, Chişinău- External links :...
- French Embassy, ChişinăuFrench Embassy, Chişinău-Ambassadors:- External links :...
Monuments and memorials
- Stephen the Great MonumentStephen the Great MonumentThe Stephen the Great Monument is a prominent monument in Chişinău, Moldova.The monument to Stephen the Great was designed by architect Alexandru Plămădeală in 1923. It was erected near the main entrance of the Stephen the Great Park in Downtown Chişinău...
, the country's most prominent monument - Capitoline Wolf, ChişinăuCapitoline Wolf, ChişinăuThe Capitoline Wolf is a monument in Downtown Chişinău, Moldova.- Overview :During the first decades of the 20th century, Italy donated to Romania five copies of the Capitoline Wolf, which were instaled in Chişinău , Bucharest , Cluj-Napoca , Târgu Mureş and Timişoara...
- Triumphal arch, ChişinăuTriumphal arch, Chişinău- History :The Triumphal arch was built in 1841 and restored in 1973. It is located in Chişinău.-References:*Iurie Colesnic; Petru Starostenco . Chişinău. Enciclopedie. Chişinău: ed. „Museum”. pp. p. 381–382.*...
- Alley of Classics, ChişinăuAlley of Classics, ChisinauThe Alley of Classics is a sculptural complex located in the Stephen the Great Park in Downtown Chişinău, Moldova.- Overview :The alley is decorated on both sides with red granite busts of classic Romanian literary figures and political leaders from Moldova...
- Monument to Simion Murafa, Alexei Mateevici and Andrei HodorogeaMonument to Simion Murafa, Alexei Mateevici and Andrei HodorogeaThe Monument to Simion Murafa, Alexei Mateevici and Andrei Hodorogea was a monument in Downtown Chişinău, Moldova. It existed between 1933 and 1940.- Overview :...
- Monument of Liberty, ChişinăuMonument of Liberty, ChişinăuThe Monument of Liberty is a planned monument in Chişinău, Moldova.- Overview :The monument is to be dedicated to the victims of 2009 Moldova civil unrest. Among the deaths were Valeriu Boboc, Ion Ţâbuleac, Eugen Ţapu, and Maxim Canişev.-External links:...
- Monument to Doina and Ion Aldea Teodorovici, Chişinău
- Monument to the Victims of the Soviet OccupationMonument to the Victims of the Soviet OccupationThe Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation is a monument in Chişinău, Moldova.-Overview:The commemorative stone of a monument to the victims of the Soviet occupation and of the totalitarian communist regime was unveiled and blessed on June 28, 2010...
- Memorial to victims of Stalinist repressionMemorial to victims of Stalinist repressionThe Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression is a monument in Chişinău, Moldova.-External links:* *...