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jun2018. Chisinau , Moldova
jun2018. Chisinau , Moldova
Founded in 1811. It’s the most ‘honored’ cemetery in Chișinău. Many nobles alongside regular citizens. It’s falling to decay, as it’s so massive, but there’s constantly work being done by groundskeepers. Walking through it, I was struck by two things that are not common in American cemeteries: Pictures of the deceased prominently displayed on the tombstones, really ‘putting a face with the corpse’ for me. Which, I never knew I needed. Sounds creepy, but it was kind of wild to see the face of someone who was born and who died before I ever came to be. Just gently putting into perspective that life goes on with or without us. We’re so small in relative terms. Secondly, the tables that were on the grave sites. Some were as long as picnic tables. Others were small little cafe-like tables that were obviously meant for visitors to come and sit. A Ukrainian friend explained that once a year there’s a special day where families come and visit their beloveds’ graves…drink and eat, and share stories of their lives. An effort to keep their spirits alive, I guess.
16jun18 Chișinău , Moldova
The Eternal Flame honors those who were lost during World War II.
16june2018. Chisinau, Moldova
Graffiti writers in Stefan Cel Mare Park
jun2018. Chisinau, Moldova .
The Cathedral of Christ’s Nativity (Romanian: Catedrala Mitropolitană Nașterea Domnului) is the main cathedral of the Moldovan Orthodox Church in Central 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 a Neoclassical design by Abram Melnikov (who had designed a similar church in Bolhrad). The cathedral was bombed during World War II, 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 was transformed into an exhibition center. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_Cathedral,_Chișinău
10jun18. Chisinau , Moldova
Jun2018. Chișinău , Moldova 🇲🇩
2jun18. Chișinău , Moldova 🇲🇩
2jun18. Chișinău , Moldova 🇲🇩.
Moldova’s Parliament .
Proud Moldovans with their flag at a protest in front of the Government House .
A busker and a dancing man enjoying the music at Lake Morilor .
A couple look at the upcoming events at the Mihai Eminescu National Theatre .
A taxi travels along the Main Street, Stefan Cel Mare .
A Parliament flower 🌺 .
Old residential building seen from Lake Morilor .
The “Romanita” Collective Housing Tower . “In the mid-70s due to the housing needs, local authorities decided to build a block of flats for small family units. It was designed and built between 1978 and 1986 by the architect O. Vronski and the engineer A. Marian, in collaboration with O. Blogu, S. Crani, N. Rebenko and P. Feldman. In terms of structural engineering, the building is an important achievement of 70s-80s – all the living units on all 16 levels are designed and built in console, thus enhancing the slender image of the building – a rare shape for that time.” http://socialistmodernism.com/the-romanita-collective-housing-tower-building-chisinau/
Old apartment building over shops …
Abandoned factory .
A mural by local artist Izzy Izvne on the side of a large winery .
Constantin Codreanu .
Both murals by artist Radu Dombrava . https://www.instagram.com/dumbravaradu
2jun18. Chișinău , Moldova 🇲🇩