Liberation Tower, Bessarabia
| Turnul Dezrobirii Basarabiei | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 47°06′00″N 28°46′00″E / 47.10000°N 28.76667°E |
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| Location | Ghidighici, Chişinău |
| Designer | Octav Doicescu and Dumitru Chiulamila |
| Material | Stone |
| Length | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Width | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Height | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Beginning date | August 1942 |
| Completion date | October 1942 |
| Opening date | November 1, 1942 |
| Dedicated to | the emancipation of Bessarabia |
The Liberation Tower (Romanian: Turnul Dezrobirii Basarabiei) was a tower in Chişinău, Bessarabia. The tower had a height of over 30 metres (98 ft). King Michael of Romania, his mother, Helen of Greece and Denmark, and Mihai Antonescu attended the opening ceremony on November 1, 1942, in Ghidighici. The tower was destroyed in 1944, after the Soviet re-occupation.
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