Government House, Chisinau

The Government House in Chisinau (Romanian: Casa Guvernului din Chișinău) is a government building in Chisinau located on Great National Assembly Square and Stefan cel Mare Avenue. It was designed by Semyon Fridlin in 1964 on Victory Square (now PMAN) and along Lenin Avenue (now Stefan cel Mare Avenue). It used to be the headquarters of the Council of Ministers of the Moldovan SSR. The building is a 6-storey reinforced concrete structure, lined with white stone, made in the shape of a letter Russian letter П (translated to P in English). Above the main entrance to the building is the inscription "The Government of the Republic of Moldova", as well as the Coat of Arms of Moldova and the Flag of Moldova.[2][3] In 2010, the Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation was opened right in front of the building.[4]

Government House
Casa Guvernului din Chișinău
General information
LocationGreat National Assembly Square[1]
Town or cityChisinau
CountryMoldova
Current tenantsIon Chicu as Prime Minister of Moldova
Completed1964
OwnerGovernment of Moldova
Design and construction
ArchitectSemyon Fridlin

References
  1. "Здание правительства Молдовы: описание, фото, контакты, гиды, экскурсии". rutraveller.ru. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  2. "Casa Guvernului din Chisinau Chişinău, descriere Casa Guvernului din Chisinau, Website, adresa electronica, localizare pe harta Casa Guvernului din Chisinau". informator.md. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  3. "Здание правительства Молдовы". mold.su. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  4. PUBLIKA.MD - AICI SUNT ȘTIRILE. "Primăria a instalat în faţa Guvernului o piatră în memoria victimelor regimului comunist | PUBLIKA .MD - AICI SUNT ȘTIRILE". publika.md. Retrieved 2018-10-04.

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