“Buzău 1600” Obelisc

„BUZĂU 1600” OBELISC In 1976, when Buzău celebrated 1600 years since its first documentary mention (actually 372 AD, the moment of the martyrdom of Saint Sava the Goth in the waters of the Buzău/Mousaios river), a monument/obelisk was erected in Crâng Park to mark this anniversary. Designed and made of travertine by sculptor Gheorghe Coman, the monument has a height of 26.80 meters and a deep foundation of 14 meters. Four bas-reliefs are placed on the obelisk, with Burebista, Mihai Viteazul, Nicolae Bălcescu as prominent figures, having the same theme – the continuity of the Romanian people on these lands. The monument was inaugurated in 1976, in the presence of the then president of Romania, Nicolae Ceaușescu. Gheorghe Coman, born in 1925 in Ploiești, graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts of Bucharest and he was president of the branches of the Union of Plastic Artists of Ploiești (since 1951) and Buzău (since 1968). He was the initiator of Măgura outdoor sculpture camp (held for 16 editions between 1970 and 1985). He was awarded several prizes, in 1976 he received the Union of Plastic Artists Award for the bas-relief on the Fountain of Mihai the Brave of Măgura.