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Seven Hills Of Iași
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: * ''Cetățuia'' hill: Cetățuia Monastery (1668), Hlincea Monastery (1587), Frumoasa Monastery (1733); * ''Galata'' hill: Galata Monastery (1582), ''Nicolina'' balneotherapy and well-being Centre; * ''Copou'' hill: Podgoria Copou Monastery (1638), Iași Botanical Garden, Copou Park, Exhibition Park, and many monumental buildings; * ''Breazu'' hill; * ''Șorogari'' hill; * ''Bucium'' hill: Bucium Monastery (1853), Bârnova Monastery (1628); * ''Repedea'' hill: the Repedea Hill Fossil Site. Gallery File:Klooster-iasi.jpg, Iași from Cetăţuia Monastery File:RO IS Iaşi , panoramic view 4.JPG, View of the Copou Hill File:Manastirea Galata0.jpg, Galata Monastery on Galata Hill File:Manastirea G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the second largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life. The city was the capital of the Principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859, then of the United Principalities from 1859 to 1862, and the capital of Romania from 1916 to 1918. Known as the Cultural Capital of Romania, Iași is a symbol of Romanian history. Historian Nicolae Iorga stated that "there should be no Romanian who does not know of it". Still referred to as "The Moldavian Capital", Iași is the main economic and business centre of Romania's Moldavian region. In December 2018, Iași was officially declared the Historical Capital of Romania. At the 2011 census, the city-proper had a population of 290,422 (making it the fourth most populous in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iași Botanical Garden
The Iași Botanical Garden, now named after its founder, Anastasie Fătu ( ro, Grădina Botanică "Anastasie Fătu"), is a botanical garden located in the Copou neighbourhood of Iași, Romania. Established in the year 1856 and maintained by the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, it is the oldest and largest botanical garden in Romania. History In 1856, in the immediate vicinity of Râpa Galbenă, Anastasie Fătu founded the Iași Botanical Garden with land bought using his own funds. In 1873, stimulated by interest expressed in Anastasie Fatu's garden, the Physicians and Naturalists Society founded a second botanical garden near the society; the second garden is now the natural history museum. In 1870, the Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy (then University of Iași) created its own botanical garden on a piece of land located behind the university. In 1900, after five years of pleading from Professor Alexandru Popovici, the university asked for land near the Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Hills (other)
Seven hills may refer to: Places * Seven Hills, Colorado, US * Seven Hills, Nevada, US * Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia ** Seven Hills railway station * Seven Hills, Ohio, US * Seven Hills, Queensland, Australia * Seven Hills, U.S. Virgin Islands * Seven hills of Constantinople *Seven hills of Shimla * Seven hills of Iaşi * Seven hills of Istanbul * Seven hills of Moscow * Seven hills of Rome * Seven hills of San Francisco * Seven hills of Seattle * Seven Hills, a neighborhood in Aurora, Colorado, US * Seven Hills Ski Park, also known as Point Woronzof Park, Alaska, US * A nickname of Lynchburg, Virginia. Other uses * Seven Hills School, a private school in Cincinnati, Ohio, US * ''Seven Hills'' (album), by Anthem See also * List of cities claimed to be built on seven hills * Sevenhill, South Australia, Australia * * All pages with titles containing ''Seven hills'' * All pages with titles beginning with Seven Hills * All pages with titles containing Seven Hills [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities Claimed To Be Built On Seven Hills
The title ''City of Seven Hills'' usually refers to Rome, which was founded on seven hills. However, there are many other cities that make the same claim. Africa * Ceuta, Spain * Ibadan, Nigeria * Kampala, Uganda - the hills are Mengo, Lubaga, Namirembe, Old Kampala, Kibuli, Nakasero and Makerere * Yaoundé, Cameroon Americas * Albany, New York * Athens, Texas * Asunción, Paraguay * Chicontepec, Mexico, whose name is Nahuatl for "on seven hills" * Cincinnati, Ohio (now encompasses more than seven) * Dubuque, Iowa * Ellicott City, Maryland * Guaranda, Ecuador * Kernersville, North Carolina * Lynchburg, Virginia, College Hill, Garland Hill, Daniel's Hill, Federal Hill, Diamond Hill, White Rock Hill, and Franklin Hill were the original "Seven Hills" of the City of Lynchburg. *Nevada City, California, built upon Aristocracy Hill, American Hill, Piety Hill, Prospect Hill, Wet Hill, Cement Hill, and Lost Hill. There is also a middle school and business district called Seven Hills. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repedea Hill Fossil Site
Repedea Hill Fossil Site ( ro, Locul fosilifer Dealul Repedea) is a nature reserve located 9 km south of Iași, in the historical region of Moldavia, Romania. Repedea Hill is part of the Iași Ridge ( ro, Coasta Iașilor), at the contact between the Central Moldavian Plateau and the Jijia Plain. History First studies of the zone were in 1862, when Grigore Cobălcescu, professor at the University of Iași, published the "Repedea's Limestone" (Romanian: ''Calcariul de la Răpidea'') research article. These scientific studies, describing the fossil fauna, are considered to be the birth document of the Romanian geology. In 1953, the perimeter was declared a reserve, being the first geological reserve in Romania. The total area of 44.3 ha consists of the proper scientific area of 5.8 ha (western and north-western slopes of Repedea Hill), and a buffer zone of 38.5 ha. Geology The fossils and the limestone discovered in the area were part of the former Paratethys (Sarmatic) Sea. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bârnova Monastery
The Bârnova Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Bârnova) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located in Bârnova, Iași metropolitan area, Moldavia, Romania. Built in 1628 by Moldavian Voivode Miron Barnovschi-Movilă, the monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments. The oldest tree in Iași County is the 675-year-old hybrid lime tree (declared Natural Monument), located in the courtyard of Bârnova Monastery. When the lime was about 57 years old and had about 14 centimetres in diameter, Iași was mentioned as an urban settlement, during the reign of Prince Alexander the Good Alexander the Good ( ro, Alexandru cel Bun or ''Alexandru I Mușat''; c. 1375 – 1 January 1432) was a Voivode (Lord) of Moldavia, reigning between 1400 and 1432, son of Roman I Mușat. He succeeded Iuga to the throne, and, as a ruler, init ... (1408). References Historic monuments in Iași County Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Iași County Christian monasteries estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucium Monastery
The Bucium Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Bucium), dedicated to "The Sunday of all Aton Saints", is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, located at 14 Păun Street, in the Bucium Hill neighborhood of Iași, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and .... References External links Churches and monasteries in Iașiat Iași City Hall website Romanian Orthodox churches in Iași Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Iași County 19th-century Christian monasteries 19th-century churches in Romania Churches completed in 1853 {{romania-christian-monastery-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iași Exhibition Park
The Iași Exhibition Park is a park located in the Copou Hill neighborhood, Iași, Romania. History Opened in 1923, the park was designed by the architect Nicolae Ghica-Budești and covers an area of 5.4 hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100- metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is ...s.Iasi Metropolitan Area See also * Botanical Garden of Iași * Seven hills of IașiReferences E ...
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Copou Park
The Copou Park or Copou Gardens is the oldest public park in Iaşi, Romania. Its development started in 1834 under the reign of Mihail Sturdza, making the park one of the first public gardens in Romania and a Iaşi landmark. In its centre lies the Obelisk of Lions (1834), a tall obelisk dedicated to Regulamentul Organic, the first law on political, administrative and juridical organization in the Romanian Principalities. Other landmarks include Eminescu's Linden Tree, the Mihai Eminescu Museum and the Junimea ''Junimea'' was a Romanian literary society founded in Iași in 1863, through the initiative of several foreign-educated personalities led by Titu Maiorescu, Petre P. Carp, Vasile Pogor, Theodor Rosetti and Iacob Negruzzi. The foremost pers ... Alley. The gardens are a popular destination for tourists and locals, as well as a favourite location for poetry festivals, photography exhibitions and art and craft fairs. The park covers approximately 10 hectares (down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podgoria Copou Monastery
The Podgoria Copou Monastery ( ro, Mănăstirea Podgoria Copou), dedicated to Ss. Athanasius and Cyrill, is a Romanian Orthodox monastery, located on Copou Hill neighborhood in Iași, Romania. The church of the monastery was built by Moldavian Prince Vasile Lupu Lupu Coci, known as Vasile Lupu (; 1595–1661), was a List of Moldavian rulers, Voivode of Moldavia of Albanians, Albanian origin between 1634 and 1653. Lupu had secured the Moldavian throne in 1634 after a series of complicated intrigues and man .... References External links Churches and monasteries in Iașiat Iași City Hall website Romanian Orthodox churches in Iași Romanian Orthodox monasteries of Iași County Historic monuments in Iași County Christian monasteries established in the 17th century 1638 establishments in Romania 17th-century architecture in Romania {{Romania-EO-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balneotherapy
Balneotherapy ( la, balneum "bath") is a method of treating diseases by bathing, a traditional medicine technique usually practiced at spas. Since ancient times, humans have used hot springs, public baths and thermal medicine for therapeutic effects. While it is considered distinct from hydrotherapy, there are some overlaps in practice and in underlying principles. Balneotherapy may involve hot or cold water, massage through moving water, relaxation, or stimulation. Many mineral waters at spas are rich in particular minerals such as silica, sulfur, selenium, and radium. Medicinal clays are also widely used, a practice known as 'fangotherapy'. Definition and characteristics "Balneotherapy" is the practice of immersing a subject in mineral water or mineral-laden mud; it is part of the traditional medicine of many cultures and originated in hot springs, cold water springs, or other sources of such water, like the Dead Sea. Presumed effect on diseases Balneotherapy may be recomm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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