{"id":2105,"date":"2026-05-25T11:51:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/?page_id=2105"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:38:41","slug":"sala-ii-modernizarea-si-dezvoltarea-urbana-a-chisinaului","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/en\/descopera\/expozitie-permanenta\/sala-ii-modernizarea-si-dezvoltarea-urbana-a-chisinaului\/","title":{"rendered":"Session II\u2014Modernization and Urban Development of Chi\u0219in\u0103u"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2105\" class=\"elementor elementor-2105\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32be961 elementor-section-height-min-height wd-section-stretch section-grayscale elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32be961\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f1563b\" data-id=\"4f1563b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40ca5e3 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"40ca5e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">Hall II \u2013 The Modernization and Urban Development of Chi\u0219in\u0103u (1873\u20131918)<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-after_title reset-last-child wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Permanent Exhibition<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b63361 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b63361\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bcf622\" data-id=\"2bcf622\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7daac wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"4a7daac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-primary wd-title-style-simple wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l wd-underline-colored\">Description<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213dc5d color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"213dc5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hall II of the exhibition traces the development of Chi\u0219in\u0103u from 1873 to 1918, a period during which the city gradually took on the character of a major administrative, economic, and cultural center of the Bessarabia Governorate within the Russian Empire.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this period, local industry developed, particularly in the metalworking and agricultural processing sectors. Notable among these were \u0218tefan S\u00e2rbu\u2019s metallurgical plant, as well as numerous workshops and factories that contributed to the modernization of the urban economy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The construction of railroads played a key role in the city\u2019s development, integrating Chi\u0219in\u0103u into the Russian Empire\u2019s transportation network. The Chi\u0219in\u0103u\u2013Tiraspol railway line was inaugurated in 1871, and the Chi\u0219in\u0103u railway station was built according to a design by architect N. Lonski.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urban transportation also underwent significant development. In 1889, the horse-drawn tram was introduced, and in 1913 it was modernized and converted into an electric tram, contributing to the development of urban mobility.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayor Carol Schmidt, who led the municipal administration from 1877 to 1903, played a key role in the city\u2019s modernization. During his tenure, numerous urban modernization, infrastructure, and public works projects were carried out, which contributed to the transformation of Chi\u0219in\u0103u into a modern city.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An important role in these transformations was played by the collaboration between Mayor Carol Schmidt and the city architect Alexandru Bernardazzi, the designer of several architectural and urban planning projects that shaped the image of Chi\u0219in\u0103u in the late 19th century.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this period, the city\u2019s water supply system was designed and built, and two water towers were built to support its operation: one on Livezilor Street (now Alexei Mateevici Street), a structure designed by Alexandru Bernardazzi, and another on Cupeceasca Street (now Vasile Alecsandri Street). These structures were essential elements of modern urban infrastructure and symbols of Chi\u0219in\u0103u\u2019s modernization at the end of the 19th century.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The museum's collection includes a personal folder belonging to Carol Schmidt from 1877, which was donated by industrialists in the meat-processing industry.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The permanent exhibition features original maps of the city from 1877, 1909, and 1914\u20131917, which illustrate how Chi\u0219in\u0103u expanded and modernized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city\u2019s development was accompanied by the establishment of important educational and cultural institutions. In the 1880s, Boys\u2019 Gymnasium No. 1 was built (today the headquarters of the National Museum of the History of Moldova), as well as Boys\u201e Gymnasium No. 3 (today a building of the Academy of Music, Theater, and Fine Arts). In 1900, the \u201dPrincess Natalia Dadiani\u201d Girls\u2019 High School was inaugurated; the building now houses the National Art Museum of Moldova. At that time, the language of instruction in educational institutions was Russian, in accordance with the educational policies of the Russian Empire.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chi\u0219in\u0103u is also becoming an important center of cultural and intellectual life. Figures such as Bogdan Petriceicu Ha\u0219deu and the poet Alexei Mateevici have lived or worked in the city.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the cultural institutions of the era were the House of the Nobility (1886) and the Diocesan House (1911). Three important museums were also in operation during that period: the Zemstvo Museum (today the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History), the Ecclesiastical Museum, and the Pontic Museum, the latter two of which have not survived to the present day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city\u2019s architecture has undergone significant development, influenced by various European styles. Many buildings from this period feature Neo-Gothic elements\u2014a favorite of architect Alexandru Bernardazzi\u2014as well as Baroque and Oriental influences. Notable examples include the Chi\u0219in\u0103u City Hall (1902), designed by architect Mitrofan Elladi, the Diocesan House, the Municipal Bank, the Her\u021ba House, designed by architect Lonski, as well as the Zemstvo Museum building, constructed in an Oriental style based on a design by architect Vladimir \u021a\u00eeganco.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the beginning of the 20th century, Chi\u0219in\u0103u became a modern city, with its industry, urban infrastructure, educational system, and cultural life all flourishing, shaping the image of a dynamic regional capital.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8f7bc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8f7bc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e5fb79\" data-id=\"8e5fb79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43d53da wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"43d53da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-primary wd-title-style-simple wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l wd-underline-colored\">See also<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf2d3f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf2d3f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6919557\" data-id=\"6919557\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbecf8d inf-box-sala elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_infobox\" data-id=\"cbecf8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-info-box text-left box-icon-align-top box-style-base color-scheme- with-btn box-btn-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon-wrapper  box-with-icon box-icon-simple\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_130925-e1778052900334.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_130925-e1778052900334.webp 845w, https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_130925-e1778052900334-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_130925-e1778052900334-577x1024.webp 577w, https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_130925-e1778052900334-768x1363.webp 768w, https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260505_130925-e1778052900334-7x12.webp 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"info-box-title title box-title-style-default wd-fontsize-m\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHall I - The First Documentary References and <br \/>\nThe Development of Chi\u0219in\u0103u\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"data-elementor-setting-key=\"content\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-button-wrapper text-left\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-style-link btn-shape- btn-size-default btn-color-primary btn-icon-pos-right\"  href=\"\/en\/descopera\/expozitie-permanenta\/sala-i-primele-mentiuni-documentare-si-evolutia-chisinaului\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-btn-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-19a32bb\" data-id=\"19a32bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37699f0 inf-box-sala elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_infobox\" data-id=\"37699f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_infobox.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-info-box text-left box-icon-align-top box-style-base color-scheme- with-btn box-btn-static\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-icon-wrapper  box-with-icon box-icon-simple\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d52a8493892af97586a15f7a3caa1d8804cdd5d5-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d52a8493892af97586a15f7a3caa1d8804cdd5d5-2.webp 1500w, https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d52a8493892af97586a15f7a3caa1d8804cdd5d5-2-300x141.webp 300w, https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d52a8493892af97586a15f7a3caa1d8804cdd5d5-2-1024x482.webp 1024w, https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d52a8493892af97586a15f7a3caa1d8804cdd5d5-2-768x361.webp 768w, https:\/\/muzeu.chisinau.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d52a8493892af97586a15f7a3caa1d8804cdd5d5-2-18x8.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"info-box-title title box-title-style-default wd-fontsize-m\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHall III - Chi\u0219in\u0103u in <br \/>\nthe interwar period<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"data-elementor-setting-key=\"content\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-btn-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-button-wrapper text-left\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-style-link btn-shape- btn-size-default btn-color-primary btn-icon-pos-right\"  href=\"\/en\/descopera\/expozitie-permanenta\/sala-iii-chisinaul-in-perioada-interbelica-in-anii-celui-de-al-doilea-razboi-mondial-si-in-perioada-reconstructiei-postbelice-1918-inceputul-anilor-1950\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-btn-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-031086a\" data-id=\"031086a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9136eba inf-box-sala elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_infobox\" data-id=\"9136eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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