A few days before the 1940 Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and northern Bukovina, the monument was relocated to Vaslui, and its pedestal was blown up. On August 25, 1942, the monument was returned to Chișinău and taken back to Romania in 1944. In 1945, the Soviet authorities ordered the restoration of the monument to Chișinău.
On 31 August 1989 the monument to Stephen the Great was returned to its original location, chosen by Alexandru Plămădeală in the 1920s. The initial inscriptions were restored. Flower-laying ceremonies are regularly performed at the pedestal of this monument on each national holiday and on days of official top- and high-level visits.
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Media related to Stephen the Great Monument, Chișinău at Wikimedia Commons
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stephen, great, monument, romanian, monumentul, Ștefan, mare, prominent, monument, chișinău, moldova, monumentul, Ștefan, marelocationcentral, chișinăudesigneralexandru, plămădealămaterialbronze, stonebeginning, date1924completion, date1927opening, date29, apr. The Stephen the Great Monument Romanian Monumentul lui Ștefan cel Mare is a prominent monument in Chișinău Moldova Stephen the Great MonumentMonumentul lui Ștefan cel MareLocationCentral ChișinăuDesignerAlexandru PlămădealăMaterialbronze stoneBeginning date1924Completion date1927Opening date29 April 1928Dedicated toStephen III of MoldaviaDescription EditThe monument to Stephen the Great was designed by architect Alexandru Plămădeală in 1923 It was erected near the main entrance of the Stephen the Great Park in Central Chișinău The monument was completed in 1927 and opened on 29 April 1928 to replace the monument to Alexander II of Russia destroyed by the Romanian authorities in 1918 The total cost of the monument was 4 000 000 lei A few days before the 1940 Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and northern Bukovina the monument was relocated to Vaslui and its pedestal was blown up On August 25 1942 the monument was returned to Chișinău and taken back to Romania in 1944 In 1945 the Soviet authorities ordered the restoration of the monument to Chișinău On 31 August 1989 the monument to Stephen the Great was returned to its original location chosen by Alexandru Plămădeală in the 1920s The initial inscriptions were restored Flower laying ceremonies are regularly performed at the pedestal of this monument on each national holiday and on days of official top and high level visits External links Edit nbsp Media related to Stephen the Great Monument Chișinău at Wikimedia Commons The Monument to Stephen the Great Archived 2009 05 12 at the Wayback Machine The Monuments of Kishinev Archived 2010 04 24 at the Wayback Machine47 01 31 N 28 49 51 E 47 02528 N 28 83083 E 47 02528 28 83083 nbsp This sculpture article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen the Great Monument amp oldid 1137761968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
