Old men playing chess on bench in fornt of the souvenir market
People playing on a giant chess game in the entrence of Nativity Cathedral Park
Statue of Stefan Cel Mare at the gate of its park
A bride and her maids of honor getting ready for a photo shoot
Young kid looking up at the bust of Pushkin
Light piercing through the leaves as the sunset
Woman pushing a stroller a the end of a cold winter day
The Eternity Memorial Complex was build in 1975 by the Soviet Union to commemorate the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) and their victory over the Nazis. The five pillars are shaped as rifle and represent a different year of the war protect the eternal flame burning under them. All the Soviet Stars and other USSR symbols have been strip down from the complex during the early 90's
Soldier making a round over the monument
The Monument and the Flame are guarded day and night by two soliders
Officer walking his soldiers to take over the guard. The shift takes place every hour
Soldiers waiting for the signal of their officer to fix bayonets
The new guard marching toward their predecessors
Soldiers acknowledge their replacement during the changing of the guard
Toddler running in direction of the Monument as she tries to mimic its guards
