Archaeological research on Grigore Vieru Street

Archaeological research in the cellars of the house of Metropolitan Gavriil Banulescu-Bodoni at 11 Grigore Vieru Street, where traces of the building of the Church Museum are believed to exist, is in full swing and moving towards a new stage.

This project is implemented by the Chisinau City Hall, the General Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Land Relations, the Râșcani District Pretura, in collaboration with the "Monumentum" Association.

The team of archaeologists continues to carefully explore these cellars, hoping to discover new clues and evidence about the history and architecture of the building.

At the current stage of the research, the following progress has been made:

- Restoration of the vault of one room in the cellar network.

- Restoration of the foundation walls on the east side of the building, up to the current limestone level of the adjacent land.

- Restoration of the vault access to the cellars from the terrace behind the building.

The traces of this remarkable historical building, which is practically the oldest building in Chisinau, will be investigated in detail.

To this end, it is planned to initiate a project for the consolidation and musealisation of these valuable archaeological traces.

The aim of this project is to rehabilitate the memory of the site and to reconstruct the history of these buildings, which are particularly important for the history of Chisinau.