Copou Park

Copou Park
Junimea Alley in Copou Park
Type	Urban park
Location	Iaşi
Area	10 ha (25 acres)
Created	1834

The Copou Park (or Copou Gardens) is a historic park located in the Copou Hill neighborhood, Iaşi, Romania. A landmark of Iaşi, with centuries old trees, Copou Park is one of the first Romanian coordinated public parks.

History

Obelisk of Lions

Developed starting 1833, at the time when Iaşi was the capital of Moldavia, the park was designed by Gheorghe Asachi and Mihail Singurov. The garden was enlarged in 1849 and then in 1852, and in 1860 street lamps were installed here for the first time.^[1]

The park has an area of over 10 hectares and includes the oldest monument in Romania, Obelisk of Lions (1834), a 13.5 m (44 ft) tall obelisk, dedicated to the Law of Organic Rules, the first law on political, administrative and juridical organization in Romanian Principalities,^[2] the Mihai Eminescu Museum and his historic Linden Tree, the Junimea Alley and many other statues and bronze busts.

See also

• Botanical Garden of Iaşi
• Seven hills of Iaşi

References

1. ^ About Copou Park
2. ^ The oldest monument in Romania

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