Government House, where cabinet meets, is the gargantuan building opposite the Arc de Triomphe. It's notable mainly for its heft and Soviet-style architecture.
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The archaeological and ecclesiastical complex at Orheiul Vechi (Old Orhei), about 50km north of °ä³ó¾±ÅŸ¾±²Ôă³Ü, is an important historical site and a place of…
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The most impressive sight at Orheiul Vechi is the Cave Monastery, built inside a cliff high above the gently meandering Răut river. It is marked by a…
Nativity of Christ Metropolitan Cathedral
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The main highlight of the Parcul Catedralei is the city's main Moldovan Orthodox church, dating from the 1830s, with rich interior frescoes. The bell…
National Museum of Ethnography & Natural History
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The highlight of this massive and wonderful exhibition is a life-sized reconstruction of the skeleton of a dinothere – an 8-tonne elephant-like mammal…
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Occupying one end of the Centre of Culture and Military History, this once-musty museum now hosts a moving exhibit on Soviet-era repression. Stories of…
National Archaeology & History Museum
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This impressive museum contains artefacts from the region of Orheiul Vechi, including Golden Horde coins and 14th-century ceramics; a rare, 2000-year-old…
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Dab in the middle of °ä³ó¾±ÅŸ¾±²Ôă³Ü, this park is popular with families and canoodling teenagers on benches, and makes for great strolling. The highlight is the…
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A massive facelift was half-finished at the end of 2018, with the gorgeously restored main wing open to visitors. The focus is on contemporary Moldovan…
Nearby °ä³ó¾±ÅŸ¾±²Ôă³Ü attractions
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°ä³ó¾±ÅŸ¾±²Ôă³Ü's own Arc de Triomphe dates from 1841 and marks the centre of the city. It was built to commemorate the victory of the Russian army over the…
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A landmark, the neoclassical National Library is worth popping into both to check out the beautiful interior with its spiral staircases, and for the free…
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Ştefan was Moldavia's greatest medieval prince and ubiquitous symbol of Moldova's brave past. His 1928 statue lords over the entrances to Parcul…
4. National Archaeology & History Museum
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This impressive museum contains artefacts from the region of Orheiul Vechi, including Golden Horde coins and 14th-century ceramics; a rare, 2000-year-old…
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A massive facelift was half-finished at the end of 2018, with the gorgeously restored main wing open to visitors. The focus is on contemporary Moldovan…
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Dab in the middle of °ä³ó¾±ÅŸ¾±²Ôă³Ü, this park is popular with families and canoodling teenagers on benches, and makes for great strolling. The highlight is the…
7. Grădina Publică Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfînt
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Parcul Grădina Publică Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfînt is a first-rate people-watching area. Ştefan was Moldavia's greatest medieval prince and ubiquitous symbol…
8. Nativity of Christ Metropolitan Cathedral
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The main highlight of the Parcul Catedralei is the city's main Moldovan Orthodox church, dating from the 1830s, with rich interior frescoes. The bell…