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Revision as of 14:35, 6 August 2015
Iași, Romania, is claimed to have been built on seven hills. Many other cities of the world have similar traditions, Rome and Constantinople, for instance, were said to have been built on seven hills.
The hills
Each hill is populated with monuments, religious buildings, or parks:
- The Cetăţuia hill: Cetățuia Monastery (1668), Hlincea Monastery (1587), Frumoasa Monastery (1733);
- The Galata hill: Galata Monastery (1582), Nicolina balneotherapy and well-being Centre;
- The Copou hill: Podgoria Copou Monastery (1638), Iași Botanical Garden, Copou Park, Exhibition Park, and many monumental buildings;
- The Breazu hill;
- The Șorogari hill;
- The Bucium hill: Bucium Monastery (1853), Bârnova Monastery (1628);
- The Repedea hill: the dendrological park of Repedea.
Gallery
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Iași from Cetăţuia Monastery -
View of the Copou Hill -
Galata Monastery on Galata Hill -
Partial view of Iași from Galata Hill
See also
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