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Golia Monastery
Heritage site in Iași, Romania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Golia Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Golia) is a Romanian Orthodox fortified monastery located in Iaşi, Romania. The monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.[1] In 2012, the conservation of the Monastery was awarded the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award.[2][3]
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History
Located in the middle of the old Moldavian capital and raised on the foundation of the church erected, in the 16th century, by the boyar Ioan Golia, the monastery was rebuilt on a greater scale by Prince Vasile Lupu, between 1650 and 1653, and completed by his son Ştefăniţă.
The monastery is surrounded by tall walls, with corner turrets and a 30 m (98.43 ft) height tower with 120 steps, one of city’s symbols, and houses the Ion Creangă Museum (the writer was curate of the church) and Doxologia Cultural Missionary Centre of the Metropolis of Moldavia and Bukovina.[4][5]
- Golia Tower and House of Waters
- Ion Creangă House
- The drinking water fountain
- Golia Monastery Priory
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