Thanksgiving Candle

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Thanksgiving Candle

Lumânarea Recunoştinţei
Coordinates	48°8′13″N 28°18′17″E / 48.13694°N 28.30472°E / 48.13694; 28.30472Coordinates: 48°8′13″N 28°18′17″E / 48.13694°N 28.30472°E / 48.13694; 28.30472
Height	29.5 metres (97 ft)
Opening date	March 27, 2004

The Thanksgiving Candle (Romanian: Lumânarea Recunoştinţei) is a monument and chapel in Soroca, Moldova.

Overview[]

The monument was initiated by Ion Druţă. The monument, which is some 29.5 metres (97 ft) 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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