Tomb of National Heroes (Ljubljana)

Tomb of National Heroes
Coordinates 46°3′N 14°30′E / 46.050°N 14.500°E / 46.050; 14.500
Location Ljubljana
Designer Edo Mihevc (architect),
Boris Kalin (sculptor)
Type Sculpture
Completion date 1949 (1949)

The Tomb of National Heroes[1] (Slovene: Grobnica narodnih herojev, also nagrobnik narodnih herojev) in Ljubljana, Slovenia is a tomb and a monument for the national heroes of the World War II resistance struggle in Slovenia, created in 1949. The designers of the tomb and the monument were the architect Edo Mihevc and the sculptor Boris Kalin. It stands next to Šubic Street (Šubičeva ulica), at the southern side of National Heroes Square (Trg narodnih herojev), west of the National Assembly Building. It has been protected as a cultural monument of local significance.[2]

The tomb is located underground, and a monument in the shape of a sarcophagus stands beside it, in the shade of the trees on the western side of the National Assembly Building. Since it was installed, the monument has been modified several times and placed on a granite base. The eastern and western faces of the sarcophagus are covered by bronze reliefs depicting scenes from the Second World War. A patriotic epitaph, written by the poet Oton Župančič, runs along the top edge. It was designed in December 1948 as one of his last works and carved in 1949.[3]

National heroes of Yugoslavia buried in the tomb

References

  1. http://www.bsi.si/en/banknotes-and-coins.asp?MapaId=1402
  2. "Ljubljana - Grobnica narodnih herojev". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage of Slovenia. Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. "Župančič, Oton, akademik (1878–1949)". Slovenska biografija. Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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