Statue of Ştefan cel Mare

Chişinău


Ştefan was Moldavia's greatest medieval prince and ubiquitous symbol of Moldova's brave past. His 1928 statue lords over the entrances to Parcul Catedralei and Grădina Publică Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfînt.


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