Frumoasa Monastery
Heritage site in Iași, Romania
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The Frumoasa Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Frumoasa) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery located at 1 Radu Vodă Street, in the Frumoasa neighborhood of Iași, Romania.
| Frumoasa Monastery | |
|---|---|
Mănăstirea Frumoasa | |
Belfry of Frumoasa Monastery | |
 Frumoasa Monastery | |
| 47°8′21″N 27°35′14″E | |
| Location | Strada Radu Vodă, nr. 1, Iași |
| Country | Romania |
| Denomination | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| History | |
| Founder | Hetman Melentie Balica |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Neoclassical |
| Groundbreaking | 1726 |
| Completed | 1733 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | stone, brick |
Built between 1726 and 1733, by Moldavian Prince Grigore II Ghica,[1] the monastery is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.[2]
