Eminescu: one culture – one route in Botoșani-Bălți cross-border area

The project was developed in the context of Culture and tourism development strategy, heritage protection in the city of Bălți, the second largest city in Republic of Moldova. The proposes is the valoriation of Romanian culture, namely the culture of Eminescu by creating a cultural pedestrian route “M. Eminescu”. Mihai Eminescu was born on January 15, 1850 in Botoșani and was a Romanian poet, prose writer and journalist, considered by Romanian readers and posthumous literary critics as the most important poetic voice in Romanian literature.Cultural pedestrian route “Eminescu: one culture – one route in the Botosani-Balti cross-border area” includes both existing Eminescu elements (IP LT,,Mihai Eminescu”, where the bust of the great poet is located; Classic Alley where is the bust of M. Eminescu), as well as new elements created/arranged:1) Creation of a “Tourist Information Center” within the “Antioh Cantemir” art gallery;2) Development of the Municipal Central Park situated in the municipality of Balti, a historical monument of national category, built/created/developed in the 1950s. XX; The intervention consist of the creation of Alley No. 1 “Lacul de nuferi” (Lake of Water Lilies): paving the central entrance of the park and reconstruction of the old main stair, designing a new stair-ramp combination for full accessibility; the construction of an artificial “Lake of Water Lilies”, installation of lighting fixtures, benches with trash cans; the signage of the “Lake of Water Lilies” alley with a thematic totem, with inscriptions of the Eminescian lyrics; rehabilitation of the summer amphitheater with a capacity of 100 seats with a mobile stage;3) Development of Alley No. 2 “Floare de tei” (Linden flower) in the pedestrian street from Independence Square to Aleea Clasicilor str, Dostoievski str.: installation of benches, a metal sculpture: “Eminescu sitting on the bench”, signage of the alley with a totem;4) Signage of Alley No. 3 Alley of the Classics with another totem;5) Development of Alley No. 4 “Luceafărul” (Hesperus) from Dostoevski str., pedestrian street, to Ștefan cel Mare str.: rehabilitating the pavement, installing benches, signage of the alley with a totem with inscriptions of Eminesian lyrics;6) Development of a “Cultural-Educational and Research Center of the Universal Literary Heritage” in the premises of IP LT “Mihai Eminescu”, Bălți municipality: development of an internal amphitheater with a capacity of 180 seats, with a modern stage equipped with means audio-video system; setting up a documentation and research room for about 25 persons;7) Development of Alley No. 5 “Plopii fără soț” (The lonely poplars) near the Center starting from Ștefan cel Mare str., corner with Dostoievski str. to IP LT ,,Mihai Eminescu”: rehabilitating the pavement, installing benches, trash cans, alley signage with a totem.The total value of the project – 1.620.625,26 Euro.