The Lions' Obelisk, also known as the Obelisk of Lions
(Romanian: ''Obeliscul cu lei'') is a historical monument in
Copou Park
The Copou Park or Copou Gardens is the oldest public park in Iași, Romania. Its development started in 1834 under the reign of Mihail Sturdza, making the park one of the first public gardens in Romania and a Iași landmark. In its centre lie ...
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Iași
Iași ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the Cities in Romania, third largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical ...
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Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
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The construction was built between 1834 and 1841 and is dedicated to the
Law of Organic Rules.
[N.A. Bogdan - ''Orașul Iași, monografie istorică și socială, ilustrată'' (Ed. Tehnopress, 2004), p. 330.]
Considered one of the country's oldest public monuments,
[Marika McAdam, James Bainbridge. 2013. ''Lonely Planet: Southeastern Europe''. 'Iasi Section' (online version / no page number).] the tall edifice was finalized under the supervision of
Gheorghe Asachi
Gheorghe Asachi (, surname also spelled Asaki; 1 March 1788 – 12 November 1869) was a Moldavian, later Romanian, prose writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist, engineer, border maker, and translator. An Enlightenment-educated polymath and ...
and is situated next to
Eminescu's Linden Tree.
Images
File:Obeliscul cu lei din Iaşi (detaliu) (8).jpg,
File:Obeliscul cu lei din Iaşi (detaliu) (6).jpg,
File:Obeliscul cu lei din Iaşi (detaliu) (4).jpg,
File:Obeliscul cu lei din Iaşi (detaliu) (2).jpg,
File:Obeliscul cu lei din Iaşi (ansamblu) (2).jpg,
Image:Mihai Eminescu's bust in Copou Garden 2.jpg,
Image:Obeliscul Leilor din Iaşi7.jpg,
Image:Obeliscul Leilor din Iaşi4.jpg,
Image:Obeliscul Leilor din Iaşi5.jpg,
Notes
Historic monuments in Iași County
1841 establishments in Romania
19th-century architecture in Romania
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