Stephen the Great Park - is one of the oldest and most beautiful parks of Chisinau. Located in the heart of the Moldovan capital, he was almost two centuries is a favorite holiday destination of the majority of local residents. In Soviet times, this park was named in honor of Alexander Pushkin, who once loved to rest here. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union and Moldovan independence, it was named after the most revered of the Moldavian ruler Stephen the Great (Stefan cel Mare).

Bookmark the new park took place in 1818, with the active assistance of the wife of the governor of Bessarabia A. Bakhmet'eva, the site chosen personally by Russian Emperor Alexander I. It was planted 4 thousand. Seedlings of various plants, including exotic. At the end of the 1860s. Park was surrounded by elegant iron fence, which is well preserved until today. In 1885, with funds donated by citizens, was a monument to Alexander Pushkin.

One of the symbols of the Republic of Moldova is considered to be established in 1928 at the entrance to the park a monument ruler Stefan cel Mare, during whose reign the country has reached its highest development.

In 1958 the park was opened Pushkin Alley classics of Moldovan literature, consisting of 12 busts. Since independence, it has been supplemented by another 13 busts of famous Moldavian culture and statues of Romanian writers and poets.

The park, covering an area of ​​about 7 hectares, has 7 inputs. At various times it housed a swimming pool with fountains, various monuments and sculptures, the city Board of Honor and children's cafe. In our time in the park are more than 50 species of trees and shrubs, among them rare plum Pissarda, Chinese wisteria, Bunduchi Canada and many others. Age a few trees already reaches about 160 years.

Modern Stephen the Great Park is widely used as a venue for all kinds of festivals and celebrations.