118:, while passing through the city, noted the church's "height and grandeur". His description reveals that it had already been modified since Stephen's time: there was a stone bell tower above the entrance. Given the Russian traveler's mention, it is also likely that the church was painted on the exterior during the 16th century. Over the course of the following centuries, other modifications took place: the separating wall between nave and vestibule was replaced by two large stone pillars; and a large foyer was added, twice the size of the church, with a northern and a southern entrance. Two altars were set up in the area, probably during the 18th century, to Saints Barbara and Stephen. Other outbuildings were erected in the churchyard, bounded by a stone wall from the princely court.
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vertical sweep and eliminating the buttresses, thus giving the whole a much more sleek appearance. The exterior walls, above the stone base, were decorated with panels of visible brick and with traditional
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Stephen's era. From the annexes, only a nearby wall fragment surrounding the church was left standing. Lecomte du Nouÿ returned to the church's initial plan, placing the walls and the spire in one
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Metropolitan Nechifor, was reorganized by Iacov, eventually becoming among Moldavia's most renowned. It lasted until the early 19th century as among the few institutions where Romanian was the language of instruction; pupils were taught writing, reading, grammar and liturgical music.
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and others asked that this instead be rehabilitated, but the committee on historic monuments ultimately decided that only
Stephen's original church should be restored. Moreover, Lecomte du Nouÿ agreed with complete demolition due to the degraded condition of the masonry.
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drew inspiration from the project. The church was blessed in
October 1904, during national celebrations marking 400 years since Stephen's death. For the 1906 Bucharest jubilee, it was reproduced in its entirety as a symbol of Carol's achievements.
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860:Educational
709:Pogor House
553:Cuza Palace
242:Restoration
144:Ion Neculce
1260:Categories
1233:27°35′14″E
1230:47°09′32″N
1155:Palas Mall
1028:Ciric Park
604:Art Museum
533:Balș House
526:Historical
89:after the
515:Landmarks
338:Elisabeth
326:Ferdinand
235:Mehmed IV
158:; Prince
114:In 1593,
1186:CTP Iași
1123:Shopping
745:churches
597:Cultural
403:Entrance
342:Mărioara
171:Dosoftei
43:Romanian
1196:By type
921:Statues
461:History
187:narthex
179:Suceava
69:Origins
59:Romania
49:) is a
96:ktitor
421:Notes
334:Carol
330:Marie
519:Iași
340:and
55:Iași
517:in
1262::
429:^
336:,
230:.
142:,
65:.
57:,
45::
507:e
500:t
493:v
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