Liberation Tower, Bessarabia

The Liberation Tower (Romanian: Turnul Dezrobirii Basarabiei) was a tower in Chișinău, Bessarabia. The tower, built in 1942, had a height of over 30 metres (98 ft). King Michael I of Romania, his mother, Helen of Greece and Denmark, and Foreign Minister Mihai Antonescu attended the opening ceremony on November 1, 1942, in Ghidighici. The monument was located on a hill in front of the city of Chișinău, on the road to Ungheni. More than 500 workers worked on it for 60 days, in August–October 1942, using stone from the quarries in Ghidighici and Cricova. The structure consisted of three parts:

Liberation Tower, Bessarabia

The Liberation Tower (Romanian: Turnul Dezrobirii Basarabiei) was a tower in Chișinău, Bessarabia. The tower, built in 1942, had a height of over 30 metres (98 ft). King Michael I of Romania, his mother, Helen of Greece and Denmark, and Foreign Minister Mihai Antonescu attended the opening ceremony on November 1, 1942, in Ghidighici. The monument was located on a hill in front of the city of Chișinău, on the road to Ungheni. More than 500 workers worked on it for 60 days, in August–October 1942, using stone from the quarries in Ghidighici and Cricova. The structure consisted of three parts: