Palace of Culture (Iași)
| Palace of Culture; Princely Palace Palatul Culturii; Palatul domnesc | |
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Palace of Culture | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | neo-Gothic |
| Town or city | Iași |
| Country | Romania |
| Coordinates | 47°09′27″N 27°35′13″E / 47.15739°N 27.58695°E |
| Construction started | 1906 |
| Inaugurated | 11 October 1925 |
| Height | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 34,236 m2 (368,510 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ion D. Berindei Filip Xenopol Grigore Cerchez |
| Website | |
| palatulculturii | |
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| Princely Palace of Moldavia Palatul Ocârmuirii Moldovei | |
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Princely Palace during the first decades of the 19th century | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Town or city | Iași |
| Country | România |
| Coordinates | 47°09′27″N 27°35′13″E / 47.15739°N 27.58695°E |
| Construction started | 1803 |
| Inaugurated | 28 August 1806 |
| Renovated | 1841–1843 1880–1883 |
| Closed | 1906 (for reconstruction) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Johan Freywald |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Nicolae Singurov (1841) |
The Palace of Culture (Romanian: Palatul Culturii) is an edifice located in Iași, Romania. The building served as the Administrative and Justice Palace until 1955, when its designation and use was changed, and assigned to the four museums nowadays united under the name of Moldavia National Museum Complex. Also, the building houses the Cultural Heritage Conservation-Restoration Centre, and hosts various exhibitions and other events.
The Palace of Culture is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.