Monument to Mikhail the Brave in Orad
Rogerius, Oradea, Romania 222 mC
Description:
The statue of the voivode Michael the Brave, the first ruler, was created in 1876 by the French sculptor Carrier Bellez.
The lord on a raised horse, raised his left hand high. At the foot of the coat of arms of all principalities: the bison of Moldavia, the eagle of Wallachia and the coat of arms of Transylvania. The sculpture is very expressive and full of rapidity in movement.
In the 19th century, two statues were erected in front of the university. One is Gheorghe Lazara, by author Ion Giorgescu. Gheorghe Lazar (1779-1823) was a public figure who founded the first Romanian school in Bucharest and did much to teach Romanian.
The other, made by the Italian sculptor Ettore Ferrara, depicts the closest assistant of Gheorghe Lazar, the writer Ion Eliade-Radulescu (1802-1872).
Statue of Spiru Haret (1851-1912), made by Ion Jalja much later (in 1935), completing the sculptural ensemble. Spirou Haret is a professor of mathematics and mechanics at the university, and in 1892 became a member of the Romanian Academy. As Minister of Education, he participated in the reform of teaching in secondary and higher schools.