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The Church St. George from Galați was built in 1897 and sanctified in May, the 27th 1897 by Partenie Clinceni, the Bishop of the Lower Danube. The name of the church was inspired by another Church of St. George that was built in 1664, near the Danube River, close to the Church Precista (The Church of the Virgin) which at that moment was gradually collapsing. Since the people in the parish were plowmen, carriers, andcattle breeders, the second patron was St. Patriarch Modest of Jerusalem (5th century), the animals’ protector. The third patron, St. Ecaterina (Catherine), was added in 1929. Representatives for the Church of St. Gheorghe, Modest and Ecaterina in Galați are the big tower, the iconostasis, the special painting style, and the wonderful embroidered epitaph. Text and photo sources: http://galatituristic.ro; http://www.edj.ro/

The Church of St. Dumitru was built by Vasile Lupu, ruler of Moldavia (1634 – 1653). There is no information about the exact year when it was built, but the Catholic missionary Petru Bogdan Bakšic (Deodato), who was in Galaţi in September, the 22nd 1641, notes that in the city "there is a large and beautiful church built by the ruler and dedicated to St. Dumitru, the martyr". The church was built with brick and stone taken from Barboși Castrum, the church was dedicated to the Vatoped Monastery from Mount Athos, built by the same ruler. The construction of the church can be related to the bringing in the relics of St. Paraschiva, which the ruler had received in 1640 from the Patriarchy of Constantinople for the great money help he had provided. Text and photo sources: http://galatituristic.ro; http://www.edj.ro/

Testimony of the presence of a Catholic community in the city, the cathedral building impresses with its romantic and cross-shaped architecture and a still functional pipe organ, the first of its kind in the city of Galati.

Mavromol Church (from Greek works meaning “black rock”) from Galați has the patron “Adomirea Maicii Domnului” (the Assumption), and its construction was begun by the ruler Gheorghe Duca during his third reign in Moldova (1678-1683) and finished by his son, the ruler Constantin Duca in 1702. This church was dedicated to Mavromol Skite from Constantinopol. After it was burned down by the Turcs in 1736, Grigore Duca, the son of Costantin Duca, dedicated this church to Iași Mitropoly. The current building dates from 1858-1861 and respects the original plan, although the original style has been altered by the introduction of apses, buttresses, windows and niches. Text and photo sources: http://galatituristic.ro; http://www.biserici.org/Bogdan Frunză

Designed in the middle of the 20th century for tourist purposes and to improve the motorized traffic, the Danube Promenade represents one of the most important tourist attractions in Galaţi. The two stairs – the upper and lower promenade – were built following the consolidation of a relatively unstable relief (a loess bed established thousands of years ago). It stretches over a length of about 4 kilometers, parallel to the Danube course, which makes the promenade from Galaţi the longest promenade of Europe (on the Danube course). The promenade is not just the delight of tourists: locals who maintain an active lifestyle come to the promenade for jogging, to exercise outdoors, to go cycling, or to go rollerblading. From the ferry to the Navigation Palace (the two ends of the promenade), regardless of the weather or crowdedness, the promenade is the outdoor sports ground of the Galați rezidents. But the promenade is also inspiration for the amateur and professional photographers, the Danube Promenade offers some of the most interesting and spectacular frames of Galaţi. Text and photo sources: http://galatiturism.ro/faleza-dunarii/; https://www.facebook.com/FalezaDunariiGalati/; Doru Daniel Photography

The Dacian-Roman archaeological site of Tirighina-Barboşi is located on the West of Galați, near the road to Tecuci and Brăila, DN25. The first field research at Bărboși were made by Gheorghe Săulescu and the systematic archaeological research was initiated by Vasile Pârvan in 1912 and continued by Gheorghe Ştefan in 1935 - 1936. In the settlement were discovered surface housing once built of wooden poles, wickers, crinkle pomp and cottages. N. Gostar, Silviu Sanie and Şeiva Sanie discovered in 1963 a cultic area of archaeological significance by the presence of six wooden drums, disposed on two alignments, like the sanctuary discovered at Zargedava. The research had wonderful results in terms of archaeological material. During the numerous archaeological campaigns carried out on this site, material testimonies (ceramics, iron tools, weapons, ornaments and clothing accessories, statuettes, column fragments, etc.) were collected, enriching the scientific knowledge of the historyical human civilization from these places. Text and photo sources: http://www.migl.ro/expo/temporare/ 2014/secvente/secvente_sit_tirighina.html

In more than half a century, the Orthodox community of Galati was rewarded with an impressive Cathedral, with elements of neo-Romanian style and original interior fresco. The monument today is founded by King Ferdinand I of Hohenzollern -Sigmaringen and Queen Mary.

The oldest medieval church in Galati, subjected to many human hazards, but preserving the first form in which it rose on the spur of the hill since the eighteenth century. Being dependent of the Metropolitan Church of Proilavia, the edifice captures the dual utility (ecclesiastical and military) and the ingenious way in which the brick and stone, originating from the Roman Barbosi camp, blends in a synthesis of glorious history and Christian spirituality.

Manorial house, that later - in 1939 -became a museum, precisely because it belonged to the Cuza family and because it was inhabited by the Chief Magistrate of Galati, the future Lord of the Little Union in 1859.