CENTRAL CEMETERY OF CHIŞINĂU

Founded in 1811, between Mateevici, Vasile Alexandri and Panteleimon Streets, the cemetery grounds (also mistakenly called "Armenian Cemetery") form a triangle. In 1818, a church dedicated to all the saints was built on the site. During the Tsarist period, this cemetery was reserved for the deceased Orthodox Christians and during the Soviet period it became common, without any distinction of religion. It was also reduced in size and some land was given over to a cinema. He's the best known at Chişinău, and he's a bit like our Père Lachaise in Paris. Here lie important personalities from the arts, politics (such as Carol Schmidt, the former mayor of the capital) and science, the Serbian Prince Alexei Karageorgevich, Princess Dadiani and the athlete Ivan Zaikin (wrestling champion). Many artists rest here, such as the sculptor Alexandru Plămădeală, the poet Alexei Mateevici, the poet Grigore Vieru, the opera singer Maria Bieșu or the couple of composers and singers Ion and Doina Aldea-Teodorovici. Today only citizens who have distinguished themselves in the arts or in the service of their country can have their final resting place there. The cemetery is very green, with lots of trees and in some small parts the vegetation is a bit "crazy" but the whole is rather well maintained. Various statues and stelae from the 19th and 20th centuries tell us about the history of the capital and its residents.