Copou Park, Public park in Iași, Romania

Copou Park is a roughly rectangular, 10-hectare park whose main entrance on Carol I Boulevard opens onto a central parterre leading to a paved square. There stand the 13.5-metre Lions' Obelisk, carved from Șcheia stone with two lions at its base, and Eminescu's Linden Tree. A stone pedestal with a dark bust and inscription panel stands to the right, and winding English-style alleys branch off beneath lindens, ashes and maples.

The park began as a planned green space between 1833 and 1834 under Moldavian ruler Mihail Sturdza. It grew significantly and reached its maximum size of 19 hectares by the end of the 1800s.

Copou's central square holds the Lions' Obelisk and Eminescu's Linden Tree, and busts of Romanian cultural figures line the main alleys. The park also contains the Mihai Eminescu Museum and Junimea Alley, and hosts poetry festivals, photography exhibitions and craft fairs each year.

The park is easily reached by public transportation, with tram and bus stops near several entrance points. Visitors can walk the grounds at their own pace along well-maintained pathways during regular opening hours.

The linden in Copou linked to Mihai Eminescu is a symbol in his poetry, not a desk: the sources record the tree and the museum devoted to him, not that he wrote beneath it. Nearby runs Junimea Alley, named for the literary society that shaped Romanian letters in the 19th century.