The Sfatul Țării Palace is a

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The building is located near Central Chișinău. It served as a meeting place for the

Sfatul Țării ''Sfatul Țării'' ("Council of the Country"; ) was a council that united political, public, cultural, and professional organizations in the greater part of the territory of the Governorate of Bessarabia in the disintegrating Russian Empire, w ...

, the assembly which proclaimed the independence of the

Moldavian Democratic Republic The Moldavian Democratic Republic (MDR; ro, Republica Democratică Moldovenească, ), also known as the Moldavian Republic, was a state proclaimed on by the ''Sfatul Țării'' (National Council) of Bessarabia, elected in October–Novembe ...

in 1917 then

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with

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in 1918. The building was heavily damaged in the Second World War. It is currently home to the

Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, f ...

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Image:Sfatul Tarii, 10 December 1918.jpg, Sfatul Țării Palace, 10 December 1918 Image:Unirea Basarabiei 1918-1928.jpg, 1928 stamp Image:Stamp of Moldova 325.gif, 1997 stamp Image:Stamp of Moldova 129.gif,

Pan Halippa Pantelimon "Pan" Halippa (1 August 1883 – 30 April 1979) was a Bessarabian and later Romanian journalist and politician. One of the most important promoters of Romanian nationalism in Bessarabia and of this province's union with Romania, he wa ...

and Sfatul Țării Palace Image:Stamp of Moldova 303.gif, 1998 stamp File:Sfatul Ţării Palace, Chişinău.jpg,

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and Sfatul Țării Palace File:Sfatul Ţării Palace.jpg File:Stamp of Moldova md099cvs.jpg, In the 1930s, it was a seat of the

Agricultural State University of Moldova The State Agrarian University of Moldova ( ro, Universitatea Agrară de Stat din Moldova) is a university located in Chişinău, Moldova. It was founded in 1933. Organization The State Agrarian University of Moldova (SAUM) is the only higher agr ...

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Alexei Mateevici, 111. Clădirea fostului gimnaziu nr.3 pentru băieți în care, în martie 1918 și-aținut ședințele Sfatul ȚăriSfatul țării, locul unde s-a votat Unirea din 1918 (Chișinău)

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Buildings and structures in Chișinău Government buildings completed in 1905 Moldavian Democratic Republic 1905 establishments in the Russian Empire {{Moldova-struct-stub

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