The former polish diocesan school's building of the roman catholic church in Chisinau. Historical-architectural aspects

The building’s plan of the Polish diocesan school of the Roman Catholic Church in
Chisinau developed by the architect S. P. Zalevsky was approved in 1900. The construction of the edifice
was started in 1901 according to the initiative of the Council of the Roman Catholic Church. The
author of the project applied the principle of corridors when all the classes and rooms of the school
were entered from a passage located closer to the courtyard. As for the main facade, the rhythm of the
windows is interrupted in two avant-corps with frontons and pilasters. In the upper part of the building
there is a frieze with small raised squares protruding from the outside of the border. The same
geometric motif with rows of squares or raised rectangles repeated on the decoration of the frontons
and the sill plates under the windows. On the frontons there were original wooden elements such as
beautifully crafted straps and consoles, which reminded some extent of traditional Polish architecture.
During the exploitation, several changes occurred in the volume and exterior appearance of the
historical building. Today the former Polish diocesan school’s edifice requires reconstruction works
to strengthen the resistance structure, as well as the restoration according to scientific principles.