Al.i.cuza Universität Iasi

It is the first university in Romania and it was founded by Al.I.Cuza, with the help of Mihail Kogalniceanu, in 1860.
The today's headquarters of the university was inaugurated on 21 October 1897, in the presence of King Carol I and Queen Elizabeth.
The building, a mixture of the Classical and Baroque styles, houses the famous "Hall of the Lost Footsteps", where one can admire the works of the painter Sabin Balasa.
Among the most famous graduates of the university, we can point out Grigore Cobalcescu, Petru Poni, Alexandru Philippide, Alexandru D.Xenopol, Dragomir Hurmuzescu, Alexandru Miller, Octav Mayer, Gheorghe Bratianu, Grigore T. Popa, Gheorghe Platon, Alexandru Zub.