Mirogoj Cemetery

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Mirogoj front
Mirogoj front
Mirogoj arcade
Mirogoj arcade
Franjo Tuđman's grave
Franjo Tuđman's grave

The Mirogoj Cemetery is considered to be one of the most beautiful cemetery parks in Europe and, thanks to its design, numbers among the more noteworthy landmarks in the City of Zagreb.

The cemetery was begun in 1876 on a plot of land owned by the linguist Ljudevit Gaj.

Architect Hermann Bollé designed the main building. The construction of the arcades, the cupolas, and the church in the entryway was begun in 1879. Work was finished in 1929.

In the arcades are the last resting places of many famous Croatians.

The cemetery inters members of all religious groups: Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish, Protestant, Latter Day Saints and irreligious graves can all be found.

Contents

[edit] List of famous people buried in Mirogoj

[edit] Memorials

  • Monument to Fallen Croatian Soldiers in World War One (1919)
  • Monument to the Yugoslav National Hero
  • Memorial Cross to Croatian Home Guard Soldiers (1993)
  • Monument to the Victims of Bleiburg and the Way of the Cross (1994)
  • German military cemetery (1996)
  • Monument of the "Voice of Croatian Victims - Wall of Pain" (to Croatian victims of the Croatian War of Independence)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Maximilian Njegovan

[edit] References

  • The information in this article is based a translation of its German equivalent.

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