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Palace of Culture

Piata Stefan cel Mare si Sfant 1, Iasi, Romania
032 147402
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Ranked #6 of 15 attractions in Iasi
Type: Architectural Buildings
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Iasi, Romania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 20, 2013

This is one of the must see buildings in the city. It has a beautiful architecture. It was built around 1920, and it's construction took around 20 years. It used to be an administrative building, but now it hosts beautiful and interesting museums. It also hosts rare paintings. I definitely recommend it.

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Athens, Greece
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 15, 2013

he Palace of Culture (Romanian: Palatul Culturii) is an edificein Iaşi, Romania. It served as Administrative Palace and then Palace of Justice until 1955,and then assigned to the four museums nowadays united under the name of Moldova National Museum Complex. Also, the building houses the Cultural Heritage Conservation-Restoration Centre, the main branch of the Gheorghe Asachi Iași County Library and... More

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Msida, Malta
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 22, 2013

The palace, like the city it is located in, is amazing. Great job by local archeologists and historians to collect such a great exposition. This palace could a perfect example of one of the best periods of history.

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Israel
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 21, 2013

inside there are several museums. What i like to visit again and again is the musical instruments museum. There are mechanical instruments that a few of them were restored and are functioning. If somebody is a "fine mechanic" master, and want to restore additional instruments, maybe he should apply,

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 5, 2012

Went to the Palace of Culture what an Amazing building, renovations are fantastic and a great thing to see how they have done the work. also Palace Mall behind not yet finshed but a fabolouse place to shop or dine

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Iasi, Romania
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed October 6, 2012

No interest from the public authorities to put this historic monument back on track! I'm sorry to say that, but the major problem for the romanian "tourism" is the indifference! If you want to make a visit, I recommend to take it after 5 or 10 years!

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Ancona, Italy
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 25, 2012

If you can't get in, you can still admire the tremendous mounted statue of Stephen the Great (Ștefan cel Mare) outside. A very great warrior, to whom not only Moldavia and Romania, but all Europe and Christendom also, stand deeply in debt. Somebody told me that Stephen was in fact very small - not as tall as his own sword... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 15, 2012

Impressive structure... massive, only larger building we have visited is Romania was the Parliamentary Palace. Beautiful grounds with benches to people watch, fountains, and park areas. Recently built Palas Mall is close-by, but does not in any way detract from the older Palace.

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Pordenone, Italy
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 21, 2012

The palace is very nice and big. It is one of the most important touristic places in town, but even if it looks like a very old building, the construction was completed in 1925....so it is historically negligible. It hosts interesting museums.

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Iasi, Romania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 19, 2012

A beautiful building, filled with historical value of this place. Although it can not be visited inside (due to restoration work), the greatness and architectural detail will impress you. An ideal place for memorable photos.

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