Statuia lui Gheorghe Asachi

Statuia lui Gheorghe Asachi is a memorial in Municipiul Iaşi, Iași County. Statuia lui Gheorghe Asachi is situated nearby to Vasilian College, as well as near the church Trei Ierarhi Monastery.

Type: Memorial
Artwork type: bust
Also known as: “Gheorghe Asachi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trei Ierarhi Monastery and Palace of Culture.

Trei Ierarhi Monastery

Church

Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mănăstirea Trei Ierarhi is a seventeenth-century monastery located in Iași, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments and included on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Palace of Culture

Castle

Photo: Europeana EU, CC BY 2.0.

The Palace of Culture is an edifice located in Iași, Romania. The building served as the Administrative and Justice Palace until 1955, when its designation and use was changed, and assigned to the four museums nowadays united under the name of Moldavia National Museum Complex. Palace of Culture is situated 240 metres southeast of Statuia lui Gheorghe Asachi.

Vasilian College

The Vasilian College or Vasilian Academy was an institution of higher learning in Iași, the Principality of Moldavia, founded by Prince Vasile Lupu in 1640.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iași and Miroslava.

Iași

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Iaşi is the second city of Romania after Bucharest, the national capital, by population and in cultural, historical and academic importance. It is the second largest university centre in Romania.