The Presidential Palace () is the

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of the

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History

The building was built between 1984 and 1987 by Yuri Tumanean, Arkady Zaltman, and Viktor Iavorski. The building was built on the site of the German

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dating back to the 1830s. It was made to be the new building of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR. The

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of 27 August 1991 was signed and adopted in the palace by the Supreme Soviet. After Moldova gained its independence, the building became the residence of the

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starting in 2001 with President

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. The building was devastated during protests on April 7, 2009 against President Voronin. As a result of the protest, the palace was closed off.

Renovations

In the early years of the Dodon presidency, steps were taken to renovate the palace with the help of the

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. The newly renovated palace was opened on October 17, 2018, in the presence of President Dodon and Turkish president

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. The following January, Dodon invited ex-presidents

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and

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on a tour of the newly renovated palace. In April 2019, Moldovan journalists were given a tour of the palace to allow the press to have an understanding of the renovations. On

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in 2020, due to the

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pandemic in Moldova, a national ceremony closed to the public was held in the Historical Hall of the Presidential Palace.

Description

When describing the renovation, President Dodon joked: "There was nothing here when we arrived, but you know, I’m a man who treasures his household, so we brought a few things". Under his term, he had added a

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, an artificial lake, and a chicken farm. His presidency also included the introduction of a ''Ziua Ușilor Deschise'' (Open Doors Day) at the palace for Moldovan youth.

Gallery

File:Chisinau President Palace.jpg File:Chisinau riot 2009-04-07 27.jpg, During riots in Chisinau in 2009. File:Stamp of Moldova 312.gif, The palace on a Moldovan stamp File:Gheorghe Ghimpu arboreaza Tricolorul.jpg, Gheorghe Ghimpu raising the Romanian Flag over the building in 1990.

References

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History

Renovations

Description

Gallery

See also

References