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Alley of Classics, Chișinău

Field	Value
monument_name	Alley of Classics
image	Central Parc Chisinau.JPG
location	Central Chișinău
type	Sculptural complex
begin	1957
open	April 29, 1958
dedicated_to	Romanian cultural elite
coordinates

The Alley of Classics () is a sculptural complex located in the Stephen the Great Park in Central Chișinău, Moldova.

Overview

The alley is decorated on both sides with red granite busts of classic literary figures and political leaders from Moldova. The alley is located between the Ștefan cel Mare boulevard and the bronze bust of Alexander Pushkin, set on a granite column and made by Russian sculptor Alexander Opekushin. The alley was built and received its name in 1958, and became one of the most important tourist attractions in Chișinău. At first there were only twelve sculptures, but after the fall of the Soviet Union the local authorities added busts of Romanian and Moldovan writers and poets that were banned during the Soviet regime.

The idea of a sculptural complex was launched by the interwar sculptor Alexandru Plămădeală, who dreamed to create an open-air museum. Just during the Khrushchev Thaw, the Alley of Classics was unveiled on April 29, 1958, in the Stephen the Great Park (former "A. S. Pușkin" Park). The sculptural complex from Cișmigiu Gardens in Bucharest served as a model.

Busts

The Alley of Classics contains 28 busts (including that of Alexander Pushkin, lying at the head of the alley) in alphabetical order.

Nr	Bust	Unveiled	Sculptor	Image
1	Vasile Alecsandri	1957		[[File:Vasile Alecsandri bust.jpg	100px]]
2	Tudor Arghezi	1995	Dimitrie Verdeanu	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Arghezi.jpg	100px]]
3	Gheorghe Asachi	1957	Lazăr Dubinovschi	[[File:Gheorghe Asachi (2475758484).jpg	100px]]
4	George Bacovia	2001	Milița Petrașcu	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Bacovia.jpg	100px]]
5	Lucian Blaga	1992		[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Blaga.jpg	100px]]
6	Dimitrie Cantemir	1957	Nikolay Gorenashev	[[File:Dimitrie Cantemir bust.jpg	100px]]
7	George Călinescu	1997	Serghei Ganenko	[[File:George Calinescu bust.jpg	100px]]
8	George Coșbuc	1996		[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Cosbuc.jpg	100px]]
9	Ion Creangă	1957		[[File:Ion Creanga bust.jpg	100px]]
10	Alecu Donici	1957	Ioan Cheptănaru	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Donici.jpg	100px]]
11	Mircea Eliade	1997	Vasile Golea	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Eliade.jpg	100px]]
12	Mihai Eminescu	1957	Lazăr Dubinovschi	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Eminescu.jpg	100px]]
13	Octavian Goga	2000	Cornel Medrea	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Goga.jpg	100px]]
14	Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu	1957	Ioan Cheptănaru	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Hasdeu.jpg	100px]]
15	Alexandru Hâjdeu	1957	Vladislav Krakoveak	[[File:Alexandru Hâjdeu bust.jpg	100px]]
16	Nicolae Iorga	1990?	Mihail Ekobici	[[File:Bust Nicolae Iorga.JPG	100px]]
17	Mihail Kogălniceanu	1990?	?	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Kogalniceanu.jpg	100px]]
18	Alexei Mateevici	1990	Dmitri Rusu-Skvortsov	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Mateevici.jpg	100px]]
19	Nicolae Milescu	1957	Lev Averbuh	[[File:Nicolae Milescu-Spatarul bust.jpg	100px]]
20	Constantin Negruzzi	1957	Lazăr Dubinovschi &
Aleksandr Maiko	[[File:Costache Negruzzi bust.jpg	100px]]
21	Liviu Rebreanu	2009	Milița Petrașcu
22	Alecu Russo	1957	Vasili Larcenko	[[File:Alecu Russo bust.jpg	100px]]
23	Mihail Sadoveanu	1990?	Group of artists	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Sadoveanu.jpg	100px]]
24	Constantin Stamati	1957	Leonid Fitov	[[File:Constantin Stamati bust.jpg	100px]]
25	Nichita Stănescu	1990?	Group of artists	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Stanescu.jpg	100px]]
26	Constantin Stere	1991	Giorgi Dubrovin	[[File:Aleea Clasicilor Stere.jpg	100px]]
27	Grigore Vieru	2010	Victor Macovei &
Ruslan Tihonciuc	[[File:Bustul_lui_Grigore_Vieru.JPG	100px]]

Bibliography

Călina Trifan, "Aleea Clasicilor", Chișinău, Editura "Arc", 2009.

References

(1969). "Monumentele Moldovei".
(1994). "Monumentele de istorie şi cultură din Republica Moldova".
(1997). "Chişinău, Enciclopedie".
Călina Trifan, "Aleea Clasicilor", Chişinău, Editura "Arc", 2009.

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