Memorial chapelSS 0060
Chapel on Kajmakčalan
Kajmakčalan (Voras), on the border with North Macedonia · Greece
The Chapel of Saint Elijah on the summit of Kajmakčalan, at about 2,500 metres above sea level, built in memory of the Serbian soldiers killed in the Battle of Kajmakčalan in September 1916, which opened the way to the liberation of the homeland. Archibald Reiss bequeathed his heart to be placed in this chapel.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IIRemembranceCommemorates a person, event or suffering from Serbian history.
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
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