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Stephen the Great Park

A shady park with the statue of Moldova's medieval hero and an alley of busts of writers.

Photo: Tomasz Bladyniec · CC BY 4.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
45 minutes
Address
Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare, MD-2001 ChișinăuDirections
Getting There
Across the boulevard from the Cathedral Park.

Why Go

Stephen the Great ruled Moldavia for nearly 50 years in the 15th century and fought the Ottomans; his bronze statue of 1928 stands at the entrance. The Alley of Classics inside lines up the busts of Romanian and Moldovan writers.

Nearby in Chișinău

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