Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Chișinău Municipality, Moldova
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Experience Chișinău Municipality in Moldova in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in Chișinău MunicipalityIndividual Sights in Chișinău MunicipalitySight 1: National Museum of Romanian Literature
The National Museum of Romanian Literature is a museum in Chișinău, Moldova.
Wikipedia: National Museum of Romanian Literature (EN), Website
Sight 2: National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History
The National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History is a museum in Chisinau, located on 82 Mihail Kogălniceanu Street. It was created in October 1889 based on the collection of exhibits of the first agrarian exhibition in Bessarabia, organized under the initiative of Baron A. Stuart.
Wikipedia: Muzeul Național de Etnografie și Istorie Naturală din Chișinău (RO), Website
Sight 3: Muzeul Zemstvei
The Zemstva Museum, included in the Register of Architectural Monuments under the name "The building of the former orphanage, later the government of the Gubernial zemstva of Bessarabia", is a historical building located in Chisinau, on 103 Alexei Shciusev Street. It is a monument of architecture and history of national significance, entered in the Register of Monuments of History and Culture of Chisinau Municipality at the initiative of the Academy of Sciences.
Sight 4: Teatrul „Alexei Mateevici”
The "Alexei Mateevici" Theatre is a public institution in the Republic of Moldova whose mission is to promote lyrical and dramatic theatrical art and non-formal education for all categories of audiences. It was founded in 1979 by actor Andrei Vartic, working within the State Philharmonic of Moldova.
Sight 5: Capitoline Wolf Statue
The Capitoline Wolf is a monument in Central Chișinău, Moldova. It is located in front of the National History Museum of Moldova.
Sight 6: National Museum of Fine Arts
The National Museum of Fine Arts of Moldova is a museum in Chișinău, Moldova, founded in November 1939 by Alexandru Plămădeală and Auguste Baillayre.
Wikipedia: National Museum of Fine Arts, Chișinău (EN), Website
Sight 7: Nicolae Sulac National Palace
The "Nicolae Sulac" National Palace is a concert and festival venue in the center of Chisinau. The construction of the Palace was completed in 1972 and then it was called the Session Hall, where theater and entertainment performances were organized. It was renamed in 1990.
Sight 8: St. Teodora de la Sihla Church
The St. Teodora de la Sihla Church is a cathedral in Central Chișinău, Moldova.
Sight 9: Saint Pantaleon's Church
The Church of Saint Pantelimon is a place of worship and architectural monument of national significance, entered in the Register of Monuments of History and Culture in the municipality of Chisinau. It was built in 1891, in the spirit of historical stylizations, based on medieval Greek architecture according to a plan drawn up by the architect Alexandru Bernardazzi.
Sight 10: Organ Hall
The Organ Hall is an architectural monument and concert hall in Chisinau. The building is located at number 81 on Stefan cel Mare si Sfânt Boulevard.
Sight 11: Mihai Eminescu National Theater
The "Mihai Eminescu" National Theatre in Chisinau began its history on October 10, 1920, when the first stable Romanian-speaking theatre in Bessarabia was founded on the initiative of a group of leaders of the local public life of the time led by Sergiu T. Niță, Minister of Bessarabia in the Romanian Government, Ștefan Ciobanu, member of the Romanian Academy, writers: Nicolae N. Beldiceanu, Nicolae Beldiman, Leon Donici and director Gheorghe Mitu Dumitriu.
Wikipedia: Teatrul Național „Mihai Eminescu” din Chișinău (RO), Website
Sight 12: Satiricus Ion Luca Caragiale National Theatre
The "Satiricus Ion Luca Caragiale" National Theatre is a municipal drama theatre in Chisinau, the capital of the Republic of Moldova. It was founded in 1990 on the initiative of actor and director Sandu Grecu. The theatre's repertoire includes mainly satire and humor plays.
Wikipedia: Teatrul Național „Satiricus Ion Luca Caragiale” din Chișinău (RO), Website
Sight 13: Anton Chekhov State Russian Drama Theatre
The Chekhov State Russian Drama Theater is a theater in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova.
Wikipedia: Государственный русский драматический театр им. А. П. Чехова (RU), Website
Sight 14: Clădirea fostei sinagogi Talmud Tora (sf. sec. XIX)
The Chișinău Choral Synagogue is a former Liberal Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 75, Vlaicu Pircalab Street, in the city of Chișinău, in Moldova. It was once the most famous synagogue in the country. The building was repurposed as a theater in the 1950s.
Sight 15: Biserica Sfântul Mucenic Haralambie
The Church of the Holy Martyr Haralambie is a place of worship and architectural monument of national significance, entered in the Register of Monuments of History and Culture in the municipality of Chisinau. It was built in 1836. A lapidary inscription inside it with the year 1812 testifies to a possible older stage in the history of the church. She was the reader of the merchant Haralambie, whose name the street in front of the church bore for a long time.
Wikipedia: Biserica Sfântul Mucenic Haralambie din Chișinău (RO)
Sight 16: Sinagoga „Geamgiilor“
The Synagogue of the "Geamgiilor" is a Jewish place of worship and an architectural monument of local significance, entered in the Register of Monuments of History and Culture in the municipality of Chisinau. It is currently led by the Chabad Hasidic movement.
Sight 17: Nicolai Costenco
Nicolai Costenco [nikolai kostentʃo] was a writer from Moldova. He was managing editor of Viaţa Basarabiei (1934–1940) and was deported to Siberia în 1941.
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