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The Volcano and the Two Griffins, Which Were Destroyed as a Result of the 1944 Bombings, Were Returned to the University Palace

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The volcano and the two griffins that had been destroyed by the bombings of 1944 were returned on Saturday to the University Palace of Bucharest (UB). The work, with a total value of about two million lei, is signed by the sculptor...

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After more than 80 years, the eagle and the two griffins return to the palace pediment of the University of Bucharest, at a symbolic moment of the project of consolidation, restoration and modernization of one of the emblematic buildings of the Capital.

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The volcano and the two griffins that had been destroyed by the bombings of 1944 were returned on Saturday to the University Palace of Bucharest (UB). The work, with a total value of about two million lei, is signed by the sculptor...

·Bucharest, Romania
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The monumental ensemble "Minerva protecting the arts and sciences", destroyed in 1944, was installed on the Palace of the University of Bucharest as part of a historical restoration project.

The eagle and the two griffins that are part of the monumental ensemble "Minerva protecting the arts and sciences" were reinstalled on the University Palace in Bucharest, 82 years after their destruction in the 1944 bombings. The monumental elements were installed on Saturday morning, at 08:00, in the presence of Mayor General Ciprian Ciucu and the rector [...] The post VIDEO/ The eagle and the two griffins were reinstalled on the University Pal…

A 1,6-ton sculptural ensemble, consisting of a huge eagle and two griffins, was assembled in the University Square, marking the beginning of the restoration of the historical pediment of the University Palace of Bucharest. The original sculptures had been destroyed following the bombings of 1944. "(Re)write history and bring home, on the University Palace of Bucharest, the vulture and the two griffons that had been destroyed following the bombin…

The University of Bucharest announced that the eagle and the two griffins destroyed by the bombings of 1944 were again located on the University Palace. The opening of the bronze statues took place on Saturday, August 8.

·Romania
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Digi 24 broke the news in Bucharest, Romania on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
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