Capitoline Wolf Statue, Cluj-Napoca

The Capitoline Wolf Statue in Cluj-Napoca is located on Eroilor Boulevard, in the city centre on the banks of the Someşul Mic river. After the Great Union of 1 December 1918, the University of Upper Dacia was organised at Cluj, ultimately being renamed King Ferdinand I University. It was officially opened on 1 February 1920 in the presence of King Ferdinand and the royal family. The following year, the Italian state made a gift to Romania of five copies of the Capitoline Wolf. One copy was sent to Bucharest, to be installed in Roman Square, a second one to Cluj, a third to Chişinău, a fourth to Timişoara and a fifth to Târgu-Mureş. The statues symbolised the unity of Romanians from all parts of the country. The Cluj-Napoca monument, brought to Cluj by a delegation of 200 Italians (mostly students) is a faithful copy of the Capitoline Wolf, with Romulus and Remus beneath her.