Downtown Chişinău
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Central or Downtown Chişinău is the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

 of Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

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Overview

In central Chişinău are located the major governmental and business institutions of Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

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  • The Parliament
    Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
    The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is a unicameral assembly with 101 seats. Its members are elected by popular vote every 4 years. The parliament then elects a president, who functions as the head of state...

  • Government
    Cabinet of Moldova
    The role of Cabinet of Moldova is "to carry out the domestic and foreign policy of the State and to apply general control over the work of public administration," according to Constitution of Moldova .-The structure of the cabinet:...

     building
  • Presidential
    President of Moldova
    The President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova.-Description of the post:According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova , the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of...

     palace
  • Sky Tower, Chişinău
    Sky Tower, Chişinău
    The Sky Tower is a building in Chişinău, Moldova.- Overview :The building is located in Downtown Chişinău within walking distance from the major governmental and business institutions...

  • St. Teodora de la Sihla Church
    St. Teodora de la Sihla Church
    - Overview :Formerly the chapel of a girls gymnasium, the church of St. Teodora de la Sihla is an architectural masterpiece by Alexander Bernardazzi. It boasts the elements of his favorite neoclassic byzantine architecture.- External links :**...

  • Nativity Cathedral, Chişinău
    Nativity Cathedral, Chişinău
    The Cathedral of Christ's Nativity is the main cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church in Downtown Chișinău, Moldova. It was commissioned by the governor of New Russia, Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, and Metropolitan Gavril Bănulescu-Bodoni in 1830. The cathedral was built in the 1830s to...

  • National History Museum of Moldova
    National History Museum of Moldova
    - Overview :Over 263,000 exhibits, 165000 of which belong to the national heritage, are exhibited in the National Museum of History, founded in 1983 on the former Regional Lyceum. It is situated on 121a, 31 August 1989 str., in the historical center of Chişinău. In the museum yard there is the...

  • Embassy of the United States in Chişinău
  • Embassy of Romania in Chişinău
  • Delegation of the European Union to Moldova
    Delegation of the European Union to Moldova
    The Delegation of the European Union to Moldova was established to facilitate relations between Moldova and the European Union. It is located in Moldova's capital, Chişinău.- History :...

  • Sfatul Ţării Palace
    Sfatul Ţării Palace
    - Overview :The building is located near Downtown Chişinău. The building served as a meeting place for Sfatul Ţării.-References:**-Notes:...

  • Austrian Embassy, Chişinău
    Austrian Embassy, Chişinău
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  • German Embassy, Chişinău
    German Embassy, Chişinău
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  • Hungarian Embassy, Chişinău
    Hungarian Embassy, Chişinău
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  • French Embassy, Chişinău
    French Embassy, Chişinău
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Monuments and memorials

  • Stephen the Great Monument
    Stephen the Great Monument
    The Stephen the Great Monument is a prominent monument in Chişinău, Moldova.The monument to Stephen the Great was designed by architect Alexandru Plămădeală in 1923. It was erected near the main entrance of the Stephen the Great Park in Downtown Chişinău...

    , the country's most prominent monument
  • Capitoline Wolf, Chişinău
    Capitoline Wolf, Chişinău
    The Capitoline Wolf is a monument in Downtown Chişinău, Moldova.- Overview :During the first decades of the 20th century, Italy donated to Romania five copies of the Capitoline Wolf, which were instaled in Chişinău , Bucharest , Cluj-Napoca , Târgu Mureş and Timişoara...

  • Triumphal arch, Chişinău
    Triumphal arch, Chişinău
    - History :The Triumphal arch was built in 1841 and restored in 1973. It is located in Chişinău.-References:*Iurie Colesnic; Petru Starostenco . Chişinău. Enciclopedie. Chişinău: ed. „Museum”. pp. p. 381–382.*...

  • Alley of Classics, Chişinău
    Alley of Classics, Chisinau
    The Alley of Classics is a sculptural complex located in the Stephen the Great Park in Downtown Chişinău, Moldova.- Overview :The alley is decorated on both sides with red granite busts of classic Romanian literary figures and political leaders from Moldova...

  • Monument to Simion Murafa, Alexei Mateevici and Andrei Hodorogea
    Monument to Simion Murafa, Alexei Mateevici and Andrei Hodorogea
    The Monument to Simion Murafa, Alexei Mateevici and Andrei Hodorogea was a monument in Downtown Chişinău, Moldova. It existed between 1933 and 1940.- Overview :...

  • Monument of Liberty, Chişinău
    Monument of Liberty, Chişinău
    The Monument of Liberty is a planned monument in Chişinău, Moldova.- Overview :The monument is to be dedicated to the victims of 2009 Moldova civil unrest. Among the deaths were Valeriu Boboc, Ion Ţâbuleac, Eugen Ţapu, and Maxim Canişev.-External links:...

  • Monument to Doina and Ion Aldea Teodorovici, Chişinău
  • Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation
    Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation
    The Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation is a monument in Chişinău, Moldova.-Overview:The commemorative stone of a monument to the victims of the Soviet occupation and of the totalitarian communist regime was unveiled and blessed on June 28, 2010...

  • Memorial to victims of Stalinist repression
    Memorial to victims of Stalinist repression
    The Memorial to Victims of Stalinist Repression is a monument in Chişinău, Moldova.-External links:* *...

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