Architecture and sculpture of the City Garden in Kishinev for the XIX century
Architecture and sculpture of the City Garden in Kishinev for the XIX century

to the 200th anniversary of the Stefan cel Mare Park in Chisinau

Summary/Abstract: The year 2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the creation of the City Garden (today Stefan cel Mare Park) in Chisinau. It is known that since the end of the 1820s the City garden has really become an ornament of Kishinev. The names of such famous architects as A. Bernardazzi, L. Zaushkevich, G. Gordeev, A. Peske, L. Sheidevandt and others, as well as of the sculptor A. Opekushin are associated with the arrangement of the garden. In the second half of the nineteenth century, the building of the Nobility Assembly and the monuments raised in honor of the poet Pushkin and the Emperor of Russia Alexander II, embellished the park. Based on archival documents, the author presents the history of the arrangement of the City Garden, including the construction of architectural structures and sculptures, which became integral to the park in the XIX century. In this article, we also approach the issue of the construction of the first building for fabrication of photographs by the authors A. Sumovsky and S. Plotnitsky, as well as creation of the first kiosk for newspaper in Kishinev. Some archival documents, drafts and sketches are published for the first time.

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