The church was built between 1814 and 1818. The official inauguration took place in 1819 the iconostasis was installed.
The church suffered serious damage in the summer of 1940, due to a devastating earthquake. The church closed in 1959. Restoration works began only in 1978 after the building was declared an architectural monument by the national government. The church is now an active place of worship.
The Old Aged Home with a synagogue is an Ashkenazi synagogue from the 20th century. The Neo-Byzantine brick building is now abandoned.
The Chabad Lubavitch Central Synagogue was built in 1896-1898 by the architect Tsalel Gershevich Ginger. It is also known as the "Synagogue of the glassmakers".
The Church of Saint Haralambie was erected in 1836 and dedicated to Saint Martyr Charalambos. It is an important monument of the cultural heritage of Moldova and is listed in the Register of historical and cultural monuments of the Municipality of Chisinau.
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