Capitoline Wolf Statue

The Capitoline Wolf is a monument in Central Chișinău, . It is located in front of the National History Museum of Moldova.
Wikipedia
Photo: Tony Bowden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: public forum monument in Moldova, former monument of art and historical of national importance
  • Also known as: “Capitoline Wolf, Chișinău” and “Statuia Lupoaicei „Lupa Capitolina“”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Fine Arts and Government House.

Museum
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The of Moldova is a museum in , , founded in November 1939 by Alexandru Plămădeală and Auguste Baillayre. is situated 170 metres southeast of Capitoline Wolf Statue.

Government building
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The is a building in of the Government of Moldova located on Great National Assembly Square and Stefan cel Mare Avenue. It was designed by Semyon Fridlin in 1964 on Victory Square and along Lenin Avenue. is situated 230 metres northeast of Capitoline Wolf Statue.

Theater building
Photo: Harold, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in . A 2,000-seat auditorium, it is the biggest hall in . It was constructed in 1972 and opened in 1974 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. is situated 210 metres east of Capitoline Wolf Statue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chișinău and Sectorul Centru.

Photo: Zserghei, Public domain.
, pronounced "Kishinau" with "nau" as in the English word "now", is the capital of with a population of around 780,000 in the metro area, and 250,000 people coming each day for work and entertainment.

Suburb
Photo: Борис Мавлютов, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the five sectors in , the capital of . The local administration is managed by a pretor appointed by the city administration.

Suburb
Photo: Zserghei, Public domain.
is one of the five sectors in , the capital of . The local administration is managed by a pretor appointed by the city administration. is situated 3 km northeast of Capitoline Wolf Statue.

Capitoline Wolf Statue

Latitude
47.02292° or 47° 1′ 23″ north
Longitude
28.82854° or 28° 49′ 43″ east
Open location code
8GVC2RFH+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 860057765
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q5035974
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Capitoline Wolf Statue” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կապիտոլիական գայլ (Քիշնև)”
  • Armenian: “Կապիտոլիական գայլ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kapitoli canavarı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kapitolin qurdu (Kişinyov)”
  • Japanese: “カピトリンの狼”
  • Romanian: “Compoziția sculpturală „Lupa Capitolina””
  • Romanian: “Statuia Lupoaicei din Chişinău”
  • Romanian: “Statuia Lupoaicei din Chișinău”
  • Russian: “Капитолийская волчица”
  • Russian: “Скульптура «Волчица с Ромулом и Ремом»”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tractorul „Universal-2” and Complexul Sportiv al Universității de Stat de Educație fizică și sport.

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