The "Abaca cu trei hulubi" monument, an architectural-sculptural composition, dedicated to the anniversary of five centuries since the first documentary attestation of Cahul, was inaugurated on July 2, 2002. The monument, the work of the sculptor Ion Pascal, consists of a column, executed in Doric style, at the top of which, the three doves on the abacus suggest the three dimensions of the city's history: the past, the present and the future.
Recalling years later how he thought and realized the obelisk, Ion Pascal stated the following: "The idea of the column acquired a development that was supposed to become a symbolic synthesis: what is Cahul in History? Three essential elements emerged: the formless matter, the column with precise forms, and the birds in the freedom of flight. So we have the idea of genesis: from chaos matter and spirit are born, which suggests the idea of growth, of material and spiritual development. And the number three symbolizes the three ages and three names that the municipality has: Șcheia, Frumoasa, Cahul".
