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Domnească Street was the backbone of Galați in the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century. Today she lost her old charm. In those days Domnească Street was compared with Calea Victoriei from Bucharest, "but broadly widened, with wider sidewalks, planted with sweet smels of limes and thick chestnuts," wrote Cristian Gheorghe in "The Charm of Danube and Galați". Unique in the country by appearance, Domnească Street was very beautiful. No wonder that aristocratic houses were built here near the Public Garden. The oldest buidings of the urban ensemble to which we refer date back to the XIX century and were built in neoclassical and secession style. These include the Roman Catholic Church from Galați and the „Notre Dame de Sion” Institute. In the first years of the XX century, on the Domnească Street were build representative buildings for the Danube city, but also for the the portfolio of architects creating the neo-Romanian style. According to Galaţi County Cultural Directorate, "the length of the Domnești Street from the Royal Square (Piața Regală) to Carol Park is 4 kilometers. From the new Palace of Justice to the end only limes were planted. From the Royal Square to the Palace of Justice, you can find the largest and most luxurious stores the same as the ones from the major western cities. Text and photo sources: https://adevarul.ro; https://ro.wikipedia.org; http://www.galatituristic.ro

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