The Government House ( ro, Casa Guvernului ) is a building in

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ), also known as Kishinev (russian: Кишинёв, r=Kishinjóv ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the ...

of the

Government of Moldova The Government of Moldova ( ro, Guvernul Republicii Moldova) is the government of the Republic of Moldova. It is housed on the Government House, Chișinău, Government House at the Great National Assembly Square, Chișinău, Great National Assemb ...

located on

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and Stefan cel Mare Avenue. It was designed by

Semyon Fridlin Semyon Fridlin (russian: Семён Давидович Фридлин; December 28, 1909 – December 12, 1992) was an architect in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R), who was the first architect to be awarded the title of “Disting ...

in 1964 on Victory Square (now PMAN) and along Lenin Avenue (now Stefan cel Mare Avenue). It used to be the headquarters of the Council of Ministers of the

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. The building is a 6-storey reinforced concrete structure, lined with white stone, made in the shape of a letter Russian letter ''П'' (translated to ''P'' in English). Above the main entrance to the building is the inscription "The Government of the Republic of Moldova", as well as the

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and the

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. In 2010, the Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation was opened right in front of the building.

Gallery

File:Former Chisinau (1980). (13887566091).jpg, A parade in front of the building in 1980 File:Stonememory to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation.jpg, The Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation File:Flag on the Government Building of Moldova - Flickr - Dave Proffer (5).jpg, The

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and Moldovan coat of arms on the building File:Lenin,_Brezhnev,_Bodiul_etc._(1976)._(14241235186).jpg, The Soviet and Moldovan political leadership on a grandstand in front of government house, but with

Leonid Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev; uk, links= no, Леонід Ілліч Брежнєв, . (19 December 1906– 10 November 1982) was a Soviet Union, Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Gener ...

during a ceremony in 1976 in

(then Kishinev)

References

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