The Palace of Culture in Iasi is an emblematic building, built between 1906 and 1925, in the perimeter of the former medieval Moldavian royal court, on the site of the former royal palace. The building is included in the List of Historical Monuments, with code LMI IS-II-m-A-03957.01, and the ruins of the princely court are also part of the complex (code LMI IS-II-m-A-03957.02).
The building originally served as the Administrative and Justice Palace. In 1955, the purpose of the building was changed to a cultural one, becoming the host of some cultural institutions from Iași.
Today, the Palace of Culture is the seat of the "Moldova" National Museum Complex, which includes the History Museum of Moldova (1916), the Ethnographic Museum of Moldova (1943), the Art Museum (1860), the "Ștefan Procopiu" Museum of Science and Technology (1955) , as well as the Cultural Heritage Conservation-Restoration Center (1975). Until the start of the renovation works, the headquarters of the "Gheorghe Asachi" County Library (1920) were located in the northeast wing of the palace.
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