The Capitoline Wolf ( ro, Lupoaica Capitolină) is a

monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, his ...

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. It is located in front of the

National History Museum of Moldova The National Museum of History of Moldova ( ro, Muzeul Național de Istorie a Moldovei) is a museum in Central Chişinău, Moldova. Overview Over 263,000 exhibits, 165,000 of which belong to the national heritage, are exhibited in the National ...

Overview

During the first decades of the 20th century,

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donated to

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five copies of the

Capitoline Wolf The Capitoline Wolf (Italian: ''Lupa Capitolina'') is a bronze sculpture depicting a scene from the legend of the founding of Rome. The sculpture shows a she-wolf suckling the mythical twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus. According to the ...

, which were installed in Chişinău (1921),

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(1906),

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(1921),

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(1924) and

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(1926). In Chişinău, the monument was completed in 1923 and placed in front of

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. In 1940, at the beginning of the

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, the copy from Chişinău was destroyed. In 1990, Romania donated a new copy of Capitoline Wolf to Moldova. This statue was unveiled in front of the National History Museum of Moldova on December 1, 1990.

Restoration 2005–2009

Soon after the 2005 election, the bronze statue was removed from its pedestal for restoration in April 2005. The monument was stored in the basement of the National History Museum and the restoration depended on the political context. The monument was re-unveiled just on December 1, 2009, a few months after July 2009 election, when the Alliance For European Integration pushed the Party of Communists into opposition.

Gallery

File:Stamp of Moldova 121.gif, 1992 stamp featuring the statue File:Sfatul Ţării Palace, Chişinău.jpg, In front of

Image:Louve de Chisinau.jpg, Capitoline Wolf under restoration Image:Chisinau Museum of Archeology and the History.jpg, Under restoration 2005-2009 Image:National historical museum in Chisnau.JPG, Under restoration in front of the

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File:Lupa Capitolina (Muzeul National de Istorie), Chisinau, Republica Moldova Capitoline Wolf (National Museum of History), Chisinau, Republic of Moldova (51039791503).jpg, In front of the museum

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Romanian coins / Monede Româneşti - lupoaica cu Romulus şi Remus în numismatica românească

Ministrul Culturii:«Monumentul s–a facut bucate»

1992 postage stamp of Moldova with the Capitoline Wolf, Chişinău
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Overview

Restoration 2005–2009

Gallery

See also

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