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Monument to the heroes who died on the field of honor Cornetu village, Cornetu commune

1. IDENTIFICATION

1.1. LMI Code:

Inscription proposal

1.2. Category:

Public art

1.3. Official Naming:

Monument to the heroes who died on the field of honor

2. ADMINISTRATIVE LOCATION:

2.1. State:

Romania

2.2. County:

Ilfov

2.3. Locality:

Cornetu village, Cornetu commune

2.5. Current street, street number:

Alexandriei Road, in the park, in front of the Mayor’s Office

3. PROPERTY TYPE

3.1. State:

Romania

3.1.1. Public State Property:

Public property

4. DATING

4.1. Époque:

5. HISTORY. PERSONS AND EVENTS CONNECTED TO THE MONUMENT

5.2. Author:

Sculptor N. Miheli, Bucharest, Șerban Vodă 229

5.3 Commissioned by:

The Cornetu commune Reading House, chairman Iuliu Valaori

6. DESCRIPTION

6.1. Zone:

The monument stands in the park, in front of the new Mayor’s office of Cornetu commune

6.3. Architecture Category:

Public art

6.3.1. Current Use:

Memorial monument

6.3.2. Previous Use:

Memorial monument

6.4. Single Object Description:

The monument stands in the park, in front of the new Mayor’s office of Cornetu commune, on a square concrete platform, in an octagonal green area facing the Cornetu Commune Mayor’s Office. The monument is made of a two steps composite concrete base, over it a square plane prism stands, made of carved whitewash stone, and from it the marble monument is placed. The monument is a rectangular section obelisk, with a two steps pedestal. At one third of its height, the monument is sloped in an elegant profile. In the upper area, the obelisk displays a capital with triangular pediments, palmettes and flower ornament. Over this structure an eagle watches. On the obelisk’s main façade a young woman is sculpted, seated and veiled, holding a book and “1916-1918 Cornetu” is written on it. In the background, a cross is sculpted. Above the relief sculpture it’s written: “For our country. This is what our ancestors taught us to die defending our nation. We hail ROMANIA until death!” Under the statue there’s a profile like a pedestal for the relief sculpture, and on it it’s written: “The heroes who died on the field of honor” and under these, on the obelisk the names of heroes who fell in battle are listed.

6.4.1. Architectural Plan:

The monument is placed in an octagonal green area, on a square shaped concrete platform. The obelisk displays a rectangular section.

6.4.2. Facades:

On the obelisk’s main façade a young woman is sculpted, seated and veiled, holding a book and “1916-1918 Cornetu” is written on it. In the background, a cross is sculpted. Above the relief sculpture it’s written: “FOR OUR COUNTRY. This is what our ancestors taught us to die defending our nation. We hail ROMANIA until death!” Under the statue there’s a profile like a pedestal for the relief sculpture, and on it it’s written: “The heroes who died on the field of honor” and under these, on the obelisk the names of heroes who fell in battle are listed.On the right hand side, on the first lower segments of the marble obelisk, the names of the heroes and their regiments are listed. The last inscription is that of the author “Sculptor N. Miheli, Bucharest, Șerban Vodă 229”. On the rear façade, on the lower segments of the marble obelisk, the commissioner is written: “This monument was built at the request of the Cornetu commune Reading House, by subscription from the local villagers and by the initiative of the following members… Chairman Iuliu Valaori” and then the army insignia are engraved – a helmet, a sword, a rifle, following these elements, members of Cornetu Reading House are listed. On the left hand side façade, on the first lower segments of the marble obelisk, names of heroes and their regiments are written.

6.5. Structure:

The pedestal – composite concrete. The obelisk – sculpted white marble.

6.6. Building Materials:

Composite concrete, carved stone, white marble.

6.7. Construction techniques:

Composite concrete pedestal, sculpted marble obelisk

6.9. Inscriptions:

“FOR OUR COUNTRY. This is what our ancestors taught us to die defending our nation. We hail ROMANIA until death!” “The heroes who died on the field of honor” “And three unknown heroes from the commune who died fighting in Argeș.." 1916-1918 “This monument was built at the request of the Cornetu commune Reading House, by subscription from the local villagers and by the initiative of the following members… Chairman Iuliu Valaori” and members of Cornetu Reading House are listed. Names of heroes and their regiments.

7. CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, THREATS

7. General Conservation State:

Good

7.3. Risk / threats:

Pollution, the vehicle traffic

8. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

9. CLASSIFICATION LEVEL

9.1. A/ B Value Group:

B value Group

9.2. Object Category I II III IV:

III

9.3. Global Evaluation Criteria:

Age Value = „ average"
Architectural Value = „ average",
Frequency Value = „ average",
Memorial Value = „great"

9.4. Date and protection document:

LMI 2015

10.1. The Institution Making The File:

National Institute for Heritage

10.2.1. Name:

Ionescu

10.2.2. Surname:

Cristina

10.2.3. Status:

Ministry Of Culture Expert

10.3.1. The Classification Document Number:

Annex to the Minster’s of Culture Order nr. 2.828/2015, regarding the modification to the Annex nr. 1 to the Minster’s of Culture Order nr. 2.314/2004 regarding the approval of Historical Monuments List, updated, and to the Missing Historical Monuments List, including modifications since 24.12.2015.