Golia Monastery
Appearance
Golia Monastery | |
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Eastern Orthodox | |
Location | |
Location | Cuza Vodă Street 51, Iași, Romania |
Geographic coordinates | 47°09′53″N 27°35′22″E / 47.164861°N 27.589389°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Vasile and Ștefăniță Lupu |
Style | Renaissance and Byzantine |
Groundbreaking | 1650 |
Completed | 1660 |
Specifications | |
Spire height | 30 m |
Materials | Stone, brick |
Website | |
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The Golia Monastery (
History
Located in the middle of the old
Ştefăniţă
.
The monastery is surrounded by tall walls, with corner turrets and a 30 m (98.43 ft) height tower with 120 steps, one of city’s symbols, and houses the Ion Creangă Museum (the writer was curate of the church) and Doxologia Cultural Missionary Centre of the Metropolis of Moldavia and Bukovina.[4][5]
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Golia Monastery.
- Churches and monasteries in Iaşi at Iași City Hall website