Interwar Chisinau on postcards. The exhibition can be seen at the Water Tower

IPN, 18 January 2025 20:20

Historically significant buildings in the capital are illustrated in a series of postcards exhibited at the Museum of the History of Chisinau, Water Tower. The exhibition showcases postcards from the interwar period, from the museum's collections and the Philatelists' Union of Moldova. The president of the union, Andrei Adam, mentioned that this exhibition gives the public the o

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