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Obelisk Otopeni

1. IDENTIFICATION

1.1. LMI Code:

IF-III-B-m-15334

1.2. Category:

Public art

1.3. Official Naming:

Obelisk

2. ADMINISTRATIVE LOCATION:

2.1. State:

Romania

2.2. County:

Ilfov

2.3. Locality:

Otopeni

2.5. Current street, street number:

23 August Street

3. PROPERTY TYPE

3.1. State:

Romania

3.1.1. Public State Property:

Otopeni Mayor’s office

4. DATING

4.1. Époque:

6. DESCRIPTION

6.1. Zone:

In the city’s center, inside the park placed in between the Mayor’s office and the Cultural Center

6.3.1. Current Use:

Memorial monument

6.3.2. Previous Use:

Memorial monument

6.4. Single Object Description:

The monument is placed on a massive three step pedestal, plated with red stone (granite). The monument is made of a pedestal, a cubic base and a high pyramid trunk. On the upper area the obelisk displays a profile like a capital, over which a triangular pediment rises. On the main façade, in the capital’s corners there are two sculpted acroterions and painted in bronze. Over the capital, a rectangular prism decorated with acanthus leaf on top of which a bronze eagle with outstretched wings watches. On the pyramid trunk, the years “1916-1918” are engraved, and under this inscription a ribbon bow tied to a laurel branch is sculpted. Under this ornament, we find army insignia (engraved): the rifle, the sword, de battle banner, the helmet. On the main façade of the base these words are written: “To the heroes of the Otopeni commune, who died for the Nation’s unification”. On the right side of pyramid trunk the battle fallen heroes from Otopenii de Sus are inscribed, on the left façade the battle fallen heroes from Otopenii de Jos are listed, and on the rear façade the heroes from Odăile are listed. At the obelisk’s basis, on the front the work’s author is inscribed L.Martinis, followed by another inscription buried in the monument’s pedestal. On the monument’s axis an alley plated with the same red granite of the pedestal allows access to the monument.

6.4.1. Architectural Plan:

The plan is square shaped

6.4.2. Facades:

On the main façade, on the obelisk’s upper area, in the capital’s corners there are two bronze painted acroterions. Over the capital, a rectangular prism rises, decorated with acanthus leaf and above it, a bronze eagle with outstretched wings watches. On the pyramid trunk, the years “1916-1918” are engraved, and under this inscription a ribbon bow tied to a laurel branch is sculpted. Under this ornament, we find army insignia (engraved): the rifle, the sword, de battle banner, the helmet. On the main façade of the base these words are written: “To the heroes of the Otopeni commune, who died for the Nation’s unification”. At the obelisk’s basis, on the front the work’s author is inscribed L.Martinis, followed by another inscription buried in the monument’s pedestal. On the right side of pyramid trunk the battle fallen heroes from Otopenii de Sus are inscribed. On the left façade the battle fallen heroes from Otopenii de Jos are listed. On the rear façade the heroes from Odăile are listed.

6.5. Structure:

Concrete pedestal plated with red granite, white marble obelisk

6.6. Building Materials:

Concrete, red granite plating, white marble

6.7. Construction techniques:

Poured concrete and plated with red granite, sculpted marble

6.9. Inscriptions:

“1916-1918”

“To the heroes of the Otopeni commune, who died for the Nation’s unification”

“L.Martinis”

7.3. Risk / threats:

Pollution, there’s a high chance of biological attack due to its placement in the park

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. INVENTORY

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.