Copou Park
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Copou Gardens | |
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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.
Images
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Historical map of Copou Park (1857)
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Copou Park (circa 1900)
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The Obelisk of Lions in Copou Park
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"Light Festival" in Copou Park (May 2016)
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"Mihai Eminescu" Museum in Copou Park
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Main entrance in Copou Park
See also
References
- ^ 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.