The Heroes’ Mausoleum from Focşani

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Name:
The Heroes’ Mausoleum from Focşani
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Military history
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Located in the southern part of Focşani, the mausoleum was built on the basis of a public initiative, with the support of the "Cult of Heroes" Society and the local administration. The works began in 1927 and were completed in 1931. The project was designed by the architect State Balosin, inspired by Byzantine art. The constituent materials are: concrete, stone, brick. The outer layer is plastered in white. The distinctive structural feature of the mausoleum is the presence of three domes, covered with finished metal segments and completed by a cross-shaped plastic work. In the basement of the mausoleum there are 750 funerary crypts, in which the bones of approx. 2619 Romania...n and Russian heroes who fell during the fighting in the region.


County:
Vrancea
Locality:
Focşani
Address:
Bulevardul Bucureşti nr. 9 bis
Postal code:
620117
Time table:
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00
Monday: closed
Phone :
0237.615.728
E-mail address:
Administrative subordination:
Vrancea County Council
Importance:
County
Museum code:
6981504
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