Here in Iasi, the technical university and the “physical sciences” university main buildings appear to be separate - with separate entrances. Once you’re inside though, you can see that a long colonnaded hallway connects them - a hallway known as “The Hall of Lost Steps.”
The first time I came to Iasi, I had no idea that there was more to the hallway than I realized. At some point, one of my colleagues asked me, “Have you seen the paintings in the hall?” “What paintings???” “Let’s go back downstairs for a few minutes.”
There are paintings, but they are well-hidden. Along the colonnaded hallway, there are arched niches that contain many strikingly beautiful (and deeply allegorical) paintings.
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