Thanksgiving Candle

Place Types	:	Art, Community Organization, Landmark & Historical Place
Address	:	Zastînca, Moldova
Coordinate	:	48.136944, 28.304722
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Where is Thanksgiving Candle?
Thanksgiving Candle is located at: Zastînca, Moldova.
Where are the coordinates of the Thanksgiving Candle?
Latitude: 48.136944
Longitude: 28.304722

Description:

The Thanksgiving Candle is a monument and chapel in Soroca, Moldova.OverviewThe monument was initiated by Ion Druţă. The monument, which is some 29.5m tall, symbolizes a candle and is called "Lumânarea Recunoştinţei" or "monumentul lui Badea Mior". It represents a tribute to the anonymous heroes who have preserved the culture, language and history of Moldova. The light of the candle can be seen at night from Otaci in North and Camenca in South.The monument was opened on March 27, 2004, 86 years after the 1918 union of Bessarabia with Romania.

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Coordinate: 48.1569251124, 28.2650756836
Phone: +37362179055