Claim: Stephen the Great Monument, a prominent monument in Chișinău, Moldova designed by Alexandru Plămădeală for Stephen III of Moldavia, was made of bronze and stone; and was opened on April 29, 1928.
Evidence: The Stephen the Great Monument (Romanian: Monumentul lui Ștefan cel Mare) is a prominent monument in Chișinău, Moldova. The monument to Stephen the Great was designed by architect Alexandru Plămădeală in 1923. Stephen III of Moldavia bronze, stone 29 April 1928 The monument was completed in 1927 and opened on 29 April 1928 (to replace the monument to Alexander II of Russia, destroyed by the Romanian authorities in 1918).