The Sfatul Țării Palace is a

building A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and funct ...

in Chișinău,

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The building is located near Central Chișinău. It served as a meeting place for the Sfatul Țării, 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–Novem ...

in 1917 then union with

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

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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 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

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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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