A Neo-Gothic palace built by George and Maria Sturdza between 1880 and 1904, its façades covered in coats of arms and stone tracery, set in an old park with ponds; reopened in 2026 after a major restoration.
The first botanical garden in Romania, run by “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University: almost 90 hectares on Copou Hill, with a rose garden, a greenhouse complex, a lake and annual chrysanthemum shows.
The oldest public park in Iași, laid out from 1834 on Copou hill, with the Lions' Obelisk, Eminescu's Linden Tree, the busts of the Junimea writers and the "Mihai Eminescu" Museum.
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