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Copou Gardens
Junimea Alley in Copou

Type	Urban park
Location	Iaşi
Area	10 ha (25 acres)
Created	1834

The Copou Park or Copou Gardens is the oldest public park in Iaşi, Romania. Its development started between 1844 and 1834 under the reign of Mihail Sturdza, making the park one of the first historical public gardens created in Romania and a Iaşi landmark. In the centre of the gardens lies the Obelisk of Lions (1834), a 13.5 m (44 ft) tall obelisk dedicated to Regulamentul Organic, the first law on political, administrative and juridical organization in the Romanian Principalities.^[1]

The park now covers approximately 10 hectares and has been described as one of the most beautiful public gardens in Moldavia. ^[2] ^[3] Other landmarks include Eminescu's Linden Tree, the Mihai Eminescu Museum and the Junimea Alley.

A number of busts dedicated to various historic cultural figures decorate the alleys, and the gardens remain a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. O variety of cultural events, including poetry festivals, photography exhibitions and art and craft fairs, are hosted here regularly.

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Historical map of Copou Park (1857)
Copou Park (circa 1900)
The Obelisk of Lions in Copou Park
"Light Festival" in Copou Park (May 2016)
"Mihai Eminescu" Museum in Copou Park
Main entrance in Copou Park

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^ The oldest monument in Romania
^ Ionel Lupu. Parcul Copou: Studiu Dendrologic. Cu note consultative privitoare la proiectul edilitar de "Reabilitare si Restaurare a Gradinii Copou din Municipiul Iasi". Septembrie-noiembrie 2014. Manuscris disponibil in Arhivele Asociației Dendro-Ornamentale "Anastasie Fătu" Iași, p. 1.
^ Ciubotaru, M. Grădinile publice din Iași în secolul al XIX-lea. Grădina Publică din Copou. Colecția Monumentul XVI. Muzeul Național Moldova / Ministerul Culturii. Editura Palatul Culturii, 2015, pp. 400-402.

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 The park now covers approximately 10 hectares and has been described as one of the most beautiful public gardens in Moldavia. <ref name = "Lupu1"> Ionel Lupu. ''Parcul Copou: Studiu Dendrologic. Cu note consultative privitoare la proiectul edilitar de "Reabilitare si Restaurare a Gradinii Copou din Municipiul Iasi"''. Septembrie-noiembrie 2014. Manuscris disponibil in Arhivele Asociației Dendro-Ornamentale "Anastasie Fătu" Iași, p. 1. </ref> <ref name = "Ciubotaru2015"> Ciubotaru, M. Grădinile publice din Iași în secolul al XIX-lea. Grădina Publică din Copou. Colecția Monumentul XVI. Muzeul Național Moldova / Ministerul Culturii. Editura Palatul Culturii, 2015, pp. 400-402. </ref> Other landmarks include [[Eminescu's Linden Tree]], the [[Mihai Eminescu]] Museum and the [[Junimea]] Alley.
-A number of busts dedicated to various historic cultural figures decorate the alleys, and the gardens remain a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. O number of cultural events, including poetry festivals, photography exhibitions and other similar activities, are hosted here regularly.
+A number of busts dedicated to various historic cultural figures decorate the alleys, and the gardens remain a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. O variety of cultural events, including poetry festivals, photography exhibitions and art and craft fairs, are hosted here regularly.
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