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Located a few meters from the Eternity Cemetery, on Basarabia Boulevard, this park was inaugurated in 2004 by Mayor Dumitru Nicolae. It hosts the statue of the Ukrainian hatman Ivan Mazeppa. It is a medium-sized park.

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The Municipal Park from Galaţi county was created between 1888-1890 and was designed using the English pattern in 1913 as result of artistic concerns and insistences of the lawyer Ion I, Vasiliu. Here, on the 16th of October 1911 was unveiled the first statue from Romania of the poet Mihai Eminescu. The moment of the unveiling was of a great importance, and the inauguration act was signed by important cultural figures, like: Nicolae Iorga, Mihail Sadoveanu, Emil Gârleanu, Ion Minulescu. The bust of the national poet is seated on a white marble block and on the side of which there is another sculpture, a well contoured high relief that synthesizes the Eminescian genius. It depicts a female body holding a torch in its hand. Mihai Eminescu's connection with the city of Galaţi is a close one, the poet staying here several times in the last part of his life. Text and photo sources://www.cesavezi.ro/; https://ro.wikipedia.org/

The Public Garden from Galaţi county was founded in 1846 when, with the care of Iorga Ghica (a kind of mayor with many administrative, economic and legal responsibilities), good friend of the ruler Mihail Sturdza, 3,500 trees were planted. The Public Garden has an area of approx. 100.000sqm and it is used as a recreation area were many of the city’s events take place. At the entrance in the Public Garden we are greeted by the statue of the ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza made by Ion Jalea who replaced starting with May, the 9th 1972 the bust of the same ruler, piece of art made of bronze by the sculptor Ioan Dimitriu-Bârlad. In the center of the garden you can find a spring well built in 1964 using the project belonging to the sculptor Nae Constantinescu. This well has a marble outline in the shape of ornamental mosaic, mosaic expressing the prefigured the main economic activities of the city. In the Public Garden you can also find the busts of George Enescu (composer and musician) and Ion Luca Caragiale (writer). Video and photo sources: https://www.facebook.com/gradinapublica.galati/; https://www.youtube.com/LSB Galati

The Botanical Garden from Galați was founded in 1990 as a department of the Natural Sciences Museum Complex "Răsvan Angheluţă". The Botanical Garden Patrimony consists of over 260,000 specimens of trees, shrubs and flowers. The garden has an area of 18 ha and it is divided into six sectors: ornamental, greenhouse, useful plants, rosarium, flora and vegetation of Romania (5.3 ha), exotic flora. In 2014 an unusual area was opened for the public - the Sensory Garden, unique in Romania. On an area of 750 square meters were built five vertical gardens, five alveoli with aromatic and useful plants, as well as a therapeutic alley –on which the public can walk ... barefoot. The alley has several surfaces: gravel, crushed stone, river stone, hay, cones, brick, sand, tree bark, and wood logs. The barefooted tourist will walk on these surfaces, experiencing a real relaxation therapy by simply touching the elements with their barefeet. The therapy will continue on the ten wooden outdoor chairs (lounge chair), where the nature lovers can sit down and listen to the nature or smell the aromatic plants in the alveoli at the entrance to the garden. Text and photo sources: https://locuridinromania.ro; https://adevarul.ro; https://www.facebook.com/141371159286702/