5 Sights in Bălți Municipality, Moldova (with Map and Images)

The Pinacotheque "Antioh Cantemir" is an art gallery in Balti, Moldova. The municipal gallery was founded in 1973, housing an extensive collection of European and indigenous painting. Initially, the picture gallery was located in the building of the Palace of Culture. The first director was Leonid Crasilnikov, who headed a collective of 13 people. In 1978 Ludmila Cozârev was appointed director. Starting September 1, 2014, Natalia Lupăcescu was appointed director. In 1984 the picture gallery is transferred to the current building, the first floor of a residential block. Here were exhibited works of local artists: Leonid Pincevschi, Stefan Florescu, Stefan Sadovnicov but also from the main cultural centers of Moldova: Mihai Grecu, Lazăr Dubinovschi, Eleonora Romanescu.

Wikipedia: Pinacoteca „Antioh Cantemir” (RO)

Hagi Marcarov House is a monument of architecture and history in Balti. It was built at the end of the 19th century by the president of local self-administration. The architecture of the two -storey building has the exterior appearance influenced by the early modern, in which the reminiscences of the Russian architecture are felt. Between 1936-1938, the interiors were adapted for the headquarters of the Balti City Hall by Etti-Rosa Spirer. It was made of red brick with arched windows, smiled pediments, with a forged fence. During the Soviet period, a polyclinic worked here. In 1988 the building was transmitted to the garment factory "40 years RSSM", and from 1993 it becomes the property of the "Bălțeanca" Factory. Today the factory company store is located here.

Wikipedia: Casa Hagi Marcarov (RO)

The monument of Stefan cel Mare and Holy in Balti, revealed on May 22, 2004, is on the Independence Square in front of the City Hall building. The authors of the monument are the sculptor Gheorghe Postovanu and the architect Vasile Eremciuc. The monument is made of bronze, and the cosați stone post. In 2008, the monument of Stephen the Great and Holy was included in the register of the state -protected monuments.

Wikipedia: Monumentul lui Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt din Bălți (RO)

Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Balti was built by Gheorghe Panaghiotis (Panaite) between 1791-1795, according to the model of the Roman Catholic churches. This cathedral is the oldest construction in the municipality. St. Nicholas Cathedral in Balti has the status of monument of historical and architectural importance.

Wikipedia: Catedrala Sfântul Nicolae din Bălți (RO)

The Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre in Bălți, is one of the national theatres of Moldova. Founded in 1957, it was given the name of the renowned Romanian playwright and poet Vasile Alecsandri. On 26 January 1990, Vasile Alecsandri Theatre became the first national theatre in Moldova.

Wikipedia: Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre (Bălți) (EN), Website