Cultural buildings Mausoleums Mausoleum from Marasesti On the battlefields from Marasesti, the Romanian army had given

a response to the enemy army attack which wanted to stab the gate of Moldova through Marasesti. The response had come with an indestructible force: This way is closed!. Between 21 July 21 August 1917, at Marasesti and in vicinity, the Romanian army had gained a brilliant and resounding victory. In memory of those who sacrificed their lives in battles from Marasesti: 480 officers and over 21 000 soldiers, it was raised the Mausoleum for heroes glory, how it stays written on its walls. On the mausoleums walls is also is written the name of localities in which the principles battles had been placed from the Romanian front. It is told that the mausoleum from Marasesti requires a respect so big, that even Hitler himself, in the moment of time in which the alliance aviation bombarded Valea Prahovei and threatened Moldova, he asked Antonescu to send to Marasesti two air-raid shelter subunits which was supposed to protect the mausoleum. Mausoleum from Marasti The mausoleum of heroes is placed in the village called Marasti, Racoasa township, both situated at north-west from the Panciu city (about 27 km). Here, between 9 July 17 July 1917, in the time of Romanian offensive from the Susita Valley, took place one of the biggest battles from the First World War which took the form of a victory. At the village entrance, on a portal which seems more like an Arc de Triumphe, is stays written The historical field from Marasti. In the name of the great heroism of Romanian soldiers, it was raised a mausoleum to the initiative of some officers and generals from the second Romanian Army, who founded the Marasti Society. The mausoleum reached the 536 quota, where the battles took place. Mausoleum from Soveja In Dragosloveni village, which is situated in Soveja township, it was raised a mausoleum in the memory of those fallen in the battles from 1916 1918, so like says the inscription from the mausoleum walls: Here rest the soldiers who fell, on these lands, in the war from 1916 1919. The descendents of the brave soldiers had raised from stone blocks and concrete a mausoleum in 1929, which hosts in its crypts remains of Romanian and Russian soldiers. On the marble tiles, in front of crypts, had been written the name of the identified ones. On the west side it is situated the communal graves (ossuary) which hosts 2 000 remains. The monument which has the aspect of a stone fortress guard from the high hill on which was built to remember the next generations about the sacrifice of those who fell fighting.

Mausoleum from Focsani

The construction of this mausoleum started in 1926, when the Heroes graves Society asked the Focsani Hall for material help to build a mausoleum which could host the remains of Romanian soldiers fallen in the war of integration of a kind, located in the cemeteries from Focsani and vicinity. In the same time, it was used the public subscription. The enthusiasm with whom the general T. Liscu was received materialized in the opportunity that at the begging of the year 1927 the construction works will start. The project, inspired by Byzantine art, was realized by the architect St. Balosin. The lateral domes, arched on three halves of spheres, is emerging as a natural setting of the curves. On the front, which is above the principle entrance, suspended on two columns with composite capital, it stays written the inscription: Pro Country, being stressed with a rich ornamental vegetation. Monuments The Focsani city holds a large number of monuments like: THE BUST OF ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA The momunent, which represents the granite bust of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza ruler, was realized by the Octav Iliescu sculptor and it was placed on a stone pedestal in the vicinity of the National College Alexandru Ioan Cuza, in the period of 1927 1973, with the occasion of anniversary of 50 years from the establishment of the education unit. Alexandru Ioan Cuza was the first ruler of the United Principles (1859 - 1862) and of the Romanian national state (1862 1866). He was a great ruler, politician, diplomat, visionary, remarkable performer of some projects and secular dreams of the romanians. Under his rule it was founded the modern development of romanian nation from economical, social, political and cultural perspective.

THE BUST OF DIULIU ZAMFIRESCU

The monument, which represents the bust of Diuliu Zamfirescu, creation of Dumitru Cojocaru sculptor, was realized from stone and it was placed on a marble pedestal in the year 2004, in the incinte of Vrancea Country Library. Diuliu Zamfirescu (1858 - 1922) was a poet, novelist, playwright, journalist, politician and diplomat. In 1882 he remains in Bucharest, as editor at Romania Literara. He starts his diplomatic career in 1885, which lasts over twenty years as delegation attached near M.A.E. He published his first lyrics in Ghimpele and Razboiul, but the true debut took place in 1880 with a poem in Literatorul ruled by Al. Macedonski. Through Comanesti cycle, especially Life at countryside and Tanase Scatiu, Diuliu Zamfirescu is one of the founders of romanian novel, next to Nicolae Filimon and Ioan Slavici.

THE BUST OF STEFAN THE GREATEST The monument, which represents the bust of Stefan cel Mare from Focsani, was realized from bronze on a stone pedestal in the year 1993, being the creation of the artis F. Musta. Stefan the Greatest, the son of Bogdan the second, was the ruler of Moldova between the years 1457 1504. The qualities of being a human, of being a political man, of having a good strategical vision or the qualities of being a diplomat, his actions for the protection of the entire country and his initiatives for the development of the culture, had determined the admiration of some illustrious contemporaries. His reign, for almost half of century, was the most beautiful period from the Moldovas history. Fighting from equal to equal with more powerful neighbours, Stefan had succeded to impose Moldova as a state with almost equal rights. It was never risen so much civil places and churches like: Chilia Fortress, White Fortress, Neamt, Hotin, Suceava, Roman, Voronet Monastery, Neamt. At Putna Monastery, one of the most important construction of the ruler, are situated the graves of his family, and under a marble canopy are the remains of Stefan the Greatest. THE BUST OF ION MINCU

The monument, which represents the bust of Ion Mincu, is placed in the Parc of Theatre in Focsani, being realized from bronze on a marble pedestal, creation of Meiul Nicolae sculptor in the year 1970. Ion Mincu (1852 - 1912) was born in Focsani. He was an architect, ingineer, professor and romanian MEP, founder of a romanian architectural style, integrating in his creations the specific of traditional architecture from Romania. After he successufully completed in 1875, The School of brigde ingineers from Bucharest, he studies the architecture at The School of beautiful arts from Paris (1877 - 1882). As a gratitude of his importance in the evolution of Romanian Architectural School, starting in 1953, The University of The Architecture and Town-planning from Bucharest takes his name. He was a fondateur member of the romanian architects and education in architecture society. He studies medieval artistic heritage, descovering ornamental points, stylistical and technical solutions, which he shows into an original synthesis.