Presidential Palace, Chișinău

The Presidential Palace (Romanian: Palatul Președinției) is the official residence of the President of Moldova.

Presidential Palace
Palatul Președinției
The palace in 2020
General information
StatusActive
Address164 Stephen the Great Boulevard, Chișinău
Current tenantsPresident of Moldova
Completed1984
OwnerGovernment of Moldova

History
Vladimir Voronin and Donald Rumsfeld at the entrance to the palace.

The building was built between 1984 and 1987 by Yuri Tumanean, Arkady Zaltman, and Viktor Iavorski. The building was built on the site of the German Lutheran Church dating back to the 1830s.[1] It was made to be the new building of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldavian SSR.[2][3] The Moldovan Declaration of Independence of 27 August 1991 was signed and adopted in the palace by the Supreme Soviet. After Moldova gained its independence, the building became the residence of the president of Moldova starting in 2001 with President Vladimir Voronin. The building was devastated during protests on April 7, 2009 against President Voronin.[4] As a result of the protest, the palace was closed off.[5][6]

Renovations

In the early years of the Dodon presidency, steps were taken to renovate the palace with the help of the Turkish government. The newly renovated palace was opened on October 17, 2018, in the presence of President Dodon and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.[7] The following January, Dodon invited ex-presidents Petru Lucinschi and Mircea Snegur on a tour of the newly renovated palace.[8] In April 2019, Moldovan journalists were given a tour of the palace to allow the press to have an understanding of the renovations.[9] On Independence Day in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova, a national ceremony closed to the public was held in the Historical Hall of the Presidential Palace.[10]

Description

When describing the renovation, President Dodon joked: "There was nothing here when we arrived, but you know, I’m a man who treasures his household, so we brought a few things".[11] Under his term, he kept created wine basement, an artificial lake, and a chicken farm. His presidency also included the introduction of a Ziua Ușilor Deschise (Open Doors Day) at the palace for Moldovan youth.[12]

  • During riots in Chisinau in 2009.
    During riots in Chisinau in 2009.
  • The palace on a Moldovan stamp
    The palace on a Moldovan stamp
  • Gheorghe Ghimpu raising the Romanian Flag over the building in 1990.
    Gheorghe Ghimpu raising the Romanian Flag over the building in 1990.

See also

References
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  1. "Кишинев".
  2. "Moldova's Government - GraphicMaps.com". www.graphicmaps.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26.
  3. Șlapac, Mariana; Tabac, Silviu (2019). "The President's Palace of the Republic of Moldova". Akademos. 2: 136–146. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3364379.
  4. "Clădirea președintelui rămâne în paragină". Timpul - Ştiri din Moldova (in Romanian). Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  5. Kuipers, Ludo. "Presidential Palace | Chișinău | Moldova | OzOutback". ozoutback.com.au. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  6. "Президентский дворец в Кишиневе - Интересная Молдова".
  7. "Erdogan to Visit Moldova after Turkish Professors Expelled". 25 September 2018.
  8. "Игорь Додон провел встречу с двумя экс-президентами Молдовы". president.md. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  9. "Reprezentanții instituțiilor mass-media din Republica Moldova au efectuat un tur ghidat la sediul Președinției".
  10. "Глава государства принял участие в торжественной церемонии открытия Национального праздника «День Независимости Республики Молдова".
  11. "Moldova President Gives Tour of Summer Residence". 27 July 2017.
  12. "Ziua Ușilor Deschise la Președinția Republicii Moldova".

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