Triumphal Arch, Chișinău

The Triumphal Arch (Romanian: Arcul de Triumf) is a monument situated in Central Chișinău next to the Nativity Cathedral on Piața Marii Adunări Naționale nr.

A mechanical clock is mounted on the front, illuminated at night, but does not sound to announce the exact time.

They were brought from Odesa, and seven years later, a strong wind tore off the dial, and the mechanism worked until 1881 and had to be replaced.

In 1945, plaques were installed on the walls of the Arch with the names of the fighters of the Soviet army and the citizens of Moldova, who fought on the territory of Bessarabia in the Second World War and received the distinction of "Hero of the Soviet Union".

The triumphal arch in Chișinău is located on the axis of symmetry of the architectural ensemble that also includes the Nativity Cathedral, its bell tower, the Great National Assembly Square and the Government House in Chișinău.