Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical ...
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Romania
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, is claimed to have been built on seven hills. Many other cities of the world have similar traditions,
Rome
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Constantinople
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, 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
The Iași Botanical Garden, now named after its founder, 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 ...
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Copou Park
The Copou Park or Copou Gardens is the oldest public park in Iași, 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 Iași landmark. In its centre lie ...
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Exhibition Park, and many monumental buildings;
* ''Breazu'' hill;
* ''Șorogari'' hill;
* ''Bucium'' hill:
Bucium Monastery (1853),
Bârnova Monastery
The Bârnova Monastery () 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 His ...
(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 Galata20.jpg, Partial view of Iași from Galata Hill
File:Rezervația Repedea19.jpg, Repedea Hill Fossil Site
See also
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List of cities claimed to be built on seven hills
The title ''City of Seven Hills'' usually refers to Rome, which was Seven hills of Rome, founded on seven hills. However, there are many other cities that make the same claim.
Africa Cameroon
* Yaoundé
Nigeria
* Ibadan – Built on Oke Padr ...
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Seven hills
References
External links
Seven hills of Iaşi
Tourist attractions in Iași
Geography of Iași County
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