Palace Of Culture, Iasi, Romania Editorial Photo

Iasi is a city in NE of Romania. The building served as Administrative and Justice Palace until 1955, when its destination was changed, being 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 has 298 large rooms with a total area of 34,236 m2 368,510 sq ft, 92 windows in the front part of the building and another 36 inside the building.[6] Decoratively, the central hall shows a figurative mosaic including various representations of a gothic bestiary, concentrically arranged: two-headed eagles, dragons, griffons, lions. The hall is superposed by a glass ceiling room, where initially a greenhouse was arranged.