The monument to the Moldavian gospodar Stefan III the Great ( rum. Statuia ecvestră a lui Ş tefan cel Mare din Suceava ) is a bronze monument in the city of Suceava , Romania . In 2004 he was included in the list of historical monuments of the Sudeava inmate .
| Monument | |
| Monument to Stephen III the Great | |
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| Statuia ecvestră a lui tefan cel Mare din Suceava | |
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| A country |  Romania |
| Location | Suceava |
| Sculptor | Evfimy Byrlyanu |
| Architect | Vladimir Florea |
| Building | 1977 |
| Height | 23 m |
| Material | bronze |
The sculptor is Evfimy Byrlyanu , the architect is Vladimir Florea.
History
The equestrian statue of the ruling Moldavian principality from April 12, 1457 to July 2, 1504 to the Gospodar Moldavian Stefan the Great was installed in a park near the Suceava Fortress , which was built in the XIV century. Its construction is associated with the transfer of the capital of Moldova from Siret to Suceava. It is from this citadel that the most famous ruler of Moldavia, Stephen III the Great, ruled.
The monument was opened on September 16, 1977 in the presence of the President of the SRR, Nicolae Ceausescu .
Description
The monument to Stephen the Great in Suceava is the largest monument of its kind in Romania. The total height with a pedestal is 23 meters. The size of the bronze equestrian statue: height - 8 m, length - 8 m, width - 2 m. The pedestal is made of travertine , dimensions: height - 15 m, length - 6, width - 2.10 m.
On the sides in the lower part of the pedestal there are two large bronze bas-reliefs depicting the battles of Stephen the Great and a scene from the life of his court. In front of the pedestal in the upper part is the bronze emblem of the Moldavian principality.
When the monument was opened on a pedestal, the words of President Nicolae Ceausescu were cast in bronze: “Defender of the land of ancestors, Stephen the Great, a legendary hero whose struggle and activities were devoted to the freedom of the fatherland and the people who laid the foundations for the creation of Romania” . On the side was a marble slab written in gold letters: "Opened on September 16, 1977, in the presence of Nicolae Ceausescu, Secretary General of the RCP , President of the SRR ." After the Romanian Revolution (1989), these inscriptions were removed from the monument.
Now, the monument to Stephen the Great in Suceava, opened in 1977, is in a deplorable state [1] .