Galata Monastery

The Galata Monastery is a Romanian Orthodox monastery for nuns, founded at the end of the sixteenth century by Moldavian Voivode Petru Șchiopul, in the west of Iași, Romania.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Orthodox
Description: heritage site in Iași County, Romania
Address: Strada Mănăstirii 4, Iași, 700616

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of Culture and Nicolina railway station.

Palace of Culture

Castle

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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 2 km northeast of Galata Monastery.

Nicolina railway station

Railway station

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Nicolina railway station is situated 710 metres northeast of Galata Monastery.

Trei Ierarhi Monastery

Church

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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. Trei Ierarhi Monastery is situated 2 km northeast of Galata Monastery.

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.