Chișinău’s Nativity Cathedral

The story behind the place

The Nativity Cathedral is one of the landmarks of central Chișinău. The city’s tourism account describes a nineteenth-century church built in a neoclassical style, using forms drawn from ancient Greek architecture. Its central body is framed by columned porticoes, while a dark dome rises above a pale drum. Look for the contrast between the straight rows of columns and the curved roof above. The separate bell tower belongs to the wider ensemble, but this view concentrates on the cathedral itself.

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