List of monuments in Chișinău

Stephen the Great Monument in Chișinău

This is a list of monuments in Chișinău.

Alley of Classics

Alley of Classics seen from Ștefan cel Mare Avenue

The Alley of Classics is a sculptural Complex found in Central Park Ștefan cel Mare Chișinău.[1] It contains busts made of red granite dedicated to writers of Romanian literature and politicians of Moldova.[2]

Chișinău City Hall

Chişinău City Hall

The Chișinău City Hall was built between 1898 and 1901 by architects Mitrofan Elladi and Alexandru Bernardazzi in the Italian Gothic style.

Măzărache Church

The Măzărache Church is considered to be the oldest church found in Chișinău. It is a monument built according to the typical indigenous medieval Moldavian architecture of the 15-16th centuries; the church was built on the place on a fortress destroyed by the Ottomans in the 17th century.

Stephan the Great's statue

The monument of Ștefan cel Mare's monument from Chișinău was built by sculptor Alexandru Plămădeală (1888-1940) and architect Alexandru Bernardazzi. The monument was inaugurated in 1927 in Public Garden of Chișinău.

Vasile Alecsandri's monument

Dedicated to classic poet and dramatist of Romanian literature Vasile Alecsandri. It is made from bronze and is situated in front of the National Library of Moldova.

Ion and Doina Aldea-Teodorovici's monument

Dedicated to Emeritus Artists of the Republic of Moldova Ion and Doina Aldea-Teodorovici.

Ion Creangă's monument

Dedicated to the writer of classical Romanian literature Ion Creangă. It was installed in 1982 at Pedagogical University of Chișinău.

Capitoline Wolf from Chișinău

Vasile Alecsandri's statue in front of National Library of Moldova.

Capitoline Wolf (Lupa Capitolina) from Chișinău, was given by the municipality of Rome in first years after union of Bessarabia and Bucovinei with România, respective in 1921 and was installed in front of building country advice. In time of Soviet occupation was melted, find treated like symbol of imperialism. After first years of independence a Republica Moldova was installed a companion in front of “History museum of Republica Moldova” from Chișinău, which once with coming to power of Communist Faction from Moldova, was dissembled. In 2009 was reinstalled a second companion at one time with coming to power Alliance for European integration.

Semigradov Palace

Semigradov Palace

Built between 1873 and 1875.

Grigore Kotovski's statue

Grigore Kotovski's statue from Chișinău was the first equestrian statue from the Moldavian SSR Soviet period. It is for the Communist hero of civil war from Russia, Grigore Kotovski.

Capitoline Wolf

Memorial Complex Eternity

Eternity Complex

Fighter for Soviet power

  • Fight for Soviet power was installed in 1966, in front of Gaudeamus cinema.
    Fighter for Soviet power

Soviet monument. Sculptors: A. Miko, I. Poniatowski, L. Fitov.

Mikhail Kalinin's monument

Soviet monument.

Lenin's monument

Soviet monument. Mounted in the front of Government House in Central Square on 11 October 1949, before the anniversary of 25 years from the creation of Moldovan SSR. In 1991 the monument was moved on the territory of exhibition centre "MoldExpo".

Grigory Kotovsky's statue from Chișinău.

Bibliography

  • Moldova monuments (Chisinau, 1969), p. 10,31
  • Vladimir bulat - Lazăr Dubinovschi - in album «Master bassarabian fromcentury XX» (ED.ARC,Chișinău,2004).

References

  1. ^ Monumentele Moldovei (in Romanian). Chişinău. 1969. p. 10.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Monumentele de istorie şi cultură din Republica Moldova (in Romanian). Chișinău. 1994. p. 83.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)