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CHISINAU, MOLDOVA GRAFFITI: “DEAR EU, PLEASE ACCEPT US”

Published on July 8, 2017 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

Here is some graffiti depicting a Moldovan mother and child walking up a path to the European Union. The Republic of Moldova has been actively pursuing European Union membership for years. But, due to its poverty level (the poorest of any countries pursuing membership) and its ongoing Transnistrian dispute (Transnistria is an independently formed breakaway republic backed by, you guessed it, Russia), the EU has not been willing to accept the country. The EU has set up shop in Chisinau (since 2005) and is trying to ‘help’ with the conflict in order to (possibly) eventually bring Moldova into the Union, as Moldova has desperately tried to gain entry for so long… – I’m taking a road trip to Transnistria today, as I wish to see it for myself.

7july17. Chisinau, Moldova.

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA STREET ART: “THE (RANDOM) MYSTERY MACHINE”

Published on July 8, 2017June 15, 2024 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

DCIM100GOPROG0095975.

7july17. S. Lazo Street. Chisinau, Moldova.

Chişinău, MOLDOVA 🇲🇩: COCO

Published on July 6, 2017 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

Chişinău City Hall (Moldovan: Primăria Municipiului Chișinău; Примыриа Муничипиулуи чишиныу), 1901.

jul2017. Chişinău, Moldova 🇲🇩

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA: “GRAFFITI TAG-URI”

Published on July 3, 2017 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

1,2,3july17. Chisinau, Moldova.

Chișinău, Moldova: “Autentic Chișinău”

Published on July 3, 2017June 15, 2024 by jacquelinemhadel1 Comment

1&2jul17. Chisinau, Moldova.

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA: TRIUMPHAL ARCH

Published on July 2, 2017June 15, 2024 by jacquelinemhadel2 Comments

The Triumphal arch was built in 1840 by the architect I. Zauschevic to commemorate the victory of the Russian Empire over the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish War (1828-1829.) It stands in front of the Nativity Cathedral in central Chisinau.

1&2jul17. Chisinau, Moldova.

The Nativity Cathedral at sunset. 2jul17

The back of the Nativity Cathedral in the background. Graffiti tags in the forefront. 2jul17

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA: “ARCHI-CULTURE”

Published on July 2, 2017 by jacquelinemhadel1 Comment

DCIM100GOPROG0065966. — Philharmonic Hall

DCIM100GOPROG0045964. — Government building for State Security

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DCIM100GOPROG0015961. — Mihai Eminescu National Theatre, 1933

Unoccupied building I found in a back parking lot

Universitatea Liberă Internațională din Moldova: “Free International University of Moldova”

1july17 Chisinau, Moldova

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA: NATIVITY CATHEDRAL

Published on July 2, 2017 by jacquelinemhadel2 Comments

The Cathedral of Christ’s Nativity (Romanian: Catedrala Mitropolitană Nașterea Domnului) is the main cathedral of the Moldovan Orthodox Church in central Chisinau. It was commissioned by Prince Vorontsov. The cathedral was built in the 1830s in a Neoclassical design by Abram Melnikov. It was bombed during World War ll, and its bell tower was destroyed by the local Communists in 1962. The new bell tower was constructed in 1997. During the Soviet period, worship was prohibited and the cathedral served as an exhibition center.