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marble tombs of Prince Lupu and his family, plus those of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza
and Moldavian prince Dimitrie Cantemir.
The Museum of 17th-century Frescoes Offline map Google map (B-dul Ştefan cel Mare,
Church of the Three Hierarchs; admission 3 lei; 10am-4pm Tue-Sun) occupies an ad-
jacent Gothic-style hall.

Palace of Culture
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(Palatul Culturii; B-dul Ştefan cel Mare) The grandiose neo-Gothic Palace of Culture was
built between 1906 and 1925 over Prince Alexandru cel Bun's ruined 15th-century
princely court. At the time of research, renovations were forecast to conclude by 2014.
When open, you can enjoy the four small musuems within, plus the Gheorghe Asachi
Library Offline map Google map .
The palace's Ethnographic Museum Offline map Google map , one of Romania's best,
has exhibits ranging from agriculture, fishing and hunting to winemaking, plus traditional
costumes and rugs. The Art Museum Offline map Google map is split into two: the Galeri-
ade Artă Românească, with more than 20 works by Romanian artist Nicolae Grigorescu
and others including Moldavian Petre Achiţemie; and the Galeria de Artă Universală, ex-
hibiting foreign works. The History Museum Offline map Google map highlights include
portraits of Romania's rulers since AD 81. Various mechanical creations and musical in-
struments are displayed in the less colourful Science & Technical Museum Offline map
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The palace is surrounded by historical reminders. On Piaţa Palatul Culturii is an eques-
trian statue of Ştefan cel Mare Offline map Google map (1883). A memorial Offline map
Google map to Iaşi's heroes who died in 1989 stands by the palace grounds entrance.

MUSEUM

Museum of Old Moldavian Literature
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( 0747-499 403; Str Anastasie Panu 54, Dosoftei House; adult/student 6/3 lei;
10am-5pm Tue-Sun) This literary museum stands inside the 17th-century Dosoftei House .
Dosoftei was Moldavia's metropolitan ruler between 1670 and 1686, and printed the first
Romanian-language church liturgy in 1679.

MUSEUM