MemorialSS 0067
Monument to the Unknown Hero on Avala
Avala, Belgrade, City of Belgrade · Serbia
The mausoleum of the unknown Serbian soldier of the First World War on the summit of Avala, the work of sculptor Ivan Meštrović, built in 1934–1938. The entrance to the tomb is guarded by eight caryatids in folk costume, representing mothers from the regions of the Kingdom of the time. The monument was built on the site of the medieval town of Žrnov, whose remains were removed in the process.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IIRemembranceCommemorates a person, event or suffering from Serbian history.
- IIICreativityThe work of Serbian builders, painters and sculptors or of a school of Serbian art.
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
