The King Ferdinand I Monument (Monumentul Regelui Ferdinand I) is an equestrian statue on Union Square in the historic center of Oradea, Bihor County.
Initially, there was a statue of Saint Ladislaus on Saint Ladislaus Square (now Union Square), but in 1924 this was moved to the garden of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace and replaced by a statue of King Ferdinand I, who was the king of Romania from 1914 until he died in 1927. The monument was a bronze equestrian statue made by the Oradea sculptor Mihai Kara.
In 1940, when the territory came back into Hungarian hands, the monument was taken down and replaced by an equestrian statue of Admiral Miklós Horthy. After World War II, the new Romanian communist regime demolished the statue and replaced it with two cannons.
In 1994, the canons were replaced by the Statue of Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul), but in 2019, this monument was moved to Emanuil Gojdu Square. The new King Ferdinand I Monument was erected in its place. The equestrian statue is the work of Florin Codre. The monument was inaugurated on 23 May 1919, on the 100th anniversary of the visit of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie to Oradea. The ceremony took place in the presence of Prince Radu of Romania.
