Monument to the Unknown Hero

Monument to the Unknown Hero
Serbia
Monument to the Unknown Hero
For Balkan Wars and World War I heroes
Unveiled28 June 1938 (28 June 1938)
Location44°41′19.3″N 20°30′56.9″E / 44.688694°N 20.515806°E / 44.688694; 20.515806

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Designed byIvan Meštrović
Unknowns
1
Alexander I King of Yugoslavia to the Unknown Hero
TypeCultural Monument of Exceptional Importance
Designated1984
Reference no.СК 644

The Monument to the Unknown Hero (Serbian Cyrillic: Споменик Незнаном јунаку, romanizedSpomenik Neznanom junaku) is a World War I memorial located atop Mount Avala, south-east of Belgrade, Serbia, and designed by the sculptor Ivan Meštrović.[1] The memorial was built in 1934–1938[1] on the place where an unknown Serbian World War I soldier was buried.[1] It is similar to many other tombs of the unknown soldier built by the allies after the war.[1] The Žrnov fortress was previously located on the same place.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "СПОМЕНИК НЕЗНАНОМ ЈУНАКУ НА АВАЛИ (Monument to the Unknown Hero on Avala)". Monuments of Culture of Serbia (in Serbian). National Center for Digitization. Retrieved 16 September 2013.

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