This amazing building is the Palace of Culture from Iasi, Romania.

It hosts over 8000 paintings (many declared national and universal patrimony) signed by artists like Paolo Veronese, Pietro Liberi, Salvator Rosa, Anthony van Dyck, Eustache Le Sueur and many others.

It is home of over 35000 relics from various fields: archeology, art, ancient scholastic, anthropology and so much more.

It showcases over 11000 ethnographic objects, including popular costumes, tools and folk home decorations, depicting the advance of the Romanian civilization through the ages.

It hosts a museum of Science and Technology and…

… it is one of the largest and most beautiful buildings in Romania.

The Palace of Culture from Iasi hosts four museums: Moldavia’s History Museum, the Ethnographic Museum of Moldavia, the Art Museum, and the “Stefan Procopiu” Science and Technique Museum.

It was built on the ruins of the old Royal Court of Moldavia by order of King Carol I. The construction started in 1906 and it was finished on October 11, 1925, when it was also officially inaugurated by King Ferdinand. This is considered the most outstanding work of Romanian architect I.D. Berindei.

The Palace was initially projected to have 365 rooms, one for each day of the year, but the standing construction only has 298 rooms, spanning over 36000m². The impressive edifice is built in neogotic Flamboyant style, decorated with heraldic elements on the façade, and including various gothic elements indoors.

Do make sure you visit this amazing destination when in Romania – and until then, enjoy a virtual tour online.

A Cradle of Art and Ethos: Palace of Culture, Iasi is a post from: Rounite