Union Square (Piața Unirii)
Piața Unirii
Iași's city-centre square, where the union of the two principalities was celebrated in 1859; it is surrounded by a statue of Cuza, the Traian Hotel and a pedestrian street.
Union Square is the civic heart of Iași. When Moldavia and Wallachia united in 1859, citizens danced the Hora of the Union here. In the centre of the square stands a statue of Prince Cuza. On the north side is the Traian Hotel, designed by the office of Gustave Eiffel, and to the southwest is the Unirea Hotel. From the square, Ștefan cel Mare Boulevard runs south as a tree-lined pedestrian promenade, linking the Metropolitan Cathedral, the National Theatre, the Three Hierarchs Church and the Palace of Culture. It is Iași's most classic walking route.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Museum of the Union
- Metropolitan Cathedral, Iași
- Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre
- Vasile Pogor House
- Church of the Three Hierarchs
- Ion Creangă's Bojdeucă
- Golia Monastery
- Dosoftei House