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Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan

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The northwest side of the monument faces the Citadel gate and features a tableau of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan. They are flanked by onlookers and greenery that forms a shape reminiscent of the border of
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architecture and design. As of 2023, the obelisk is tilting; this could be due to the fact that its foundation is made of oak trunks, which may be rotting after almost 90 years.
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The Obelisk of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan is located in Alba Iulia on Str. Mihai Viteazul ("Michael the Brave Street"), in front of the third gate of the
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The monument is registered on the List of Historical Monuments in Alba County under the
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The northwest face of the monument, depicting the figures of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan
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The monument was inaugurated on 14 October 1937 in the presence of
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The southeast side of the monument, depicting the goddess
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The monument was designed by Iosif Fekete, an ethnic
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Victoria
46°04′02″N 23°34′35″E / 46.06722°N 23.57639°E / 46.06722; 23.57639
Alba Iulia
Alba County
Romania
Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan
historical monument
Alba Iulia
Alba County
Romania
Revolt of Horea, Cloșca, and Crișan
Alba Carolina Citadel
Apuseni Mountains
Vasile Ursu Nicola
Principality of Transylvania
Joseph II
breaking wheel
Greater Romania
Victoria
Art Deco
Hungarian
Hunedoara
Monument to the Heroes of the Air
Bucharest
King
Carol II
Mihai, Voivode of Alba Iulia
LMI Code
The south face of the monument, depicting Victoria

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