Ilinden monument
The Ilinden Monument ( Serbo-Croatian Spomenik "Ilinden" ) or Makedonium ( Serbo-Croatian Makedonium ) is a 1970-1974 designed by the sculptor Jordan Grabul and sculptor Iskra Grabul built monument on the mountain Gumenja in Krusevo in today's northern Macedonia . It commemorates the Ilinden uprising from 1903, a popular revolt in the regions of Macedonia and Thrace against the Ottoman Empire . During the uprising, the short-lived republic of Kruševo was proclaimed.
monument
After various designs had been submitted, Jordan Grabul and Iskra Grabul finally won the competition in 1970. On August 24, 1974, the memorial was inaugurated after four years of construction.
The monument has four large stained glass windows by the Yugoslav artist Borko Lazeski .
- Lead glass windows by Borko Lazeski
In front of the monument is an amphitheater, consisting of a round square with various small concrete seats, surrounded by walls with ceramic works of art. This square was designed by the Yugoslav artist Petar Mazev .
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On the way to the monument there is a round courtyard with an enclosure, on the walls of which there are 58 concrete truncated cones, the cut surfaces of which are covered with bronze panels. Various historical personalities and events are written on them.
museum
About 100 meters west of the memorial is the National Liberation Museum. It was designed in 1989 by the architect Kliment Korobar with the landscape architect Galena Kuculoska for the green areas. Its shape is much more traditional than the Ilinden monument. Inside is a monumental wall painting by the artist Borko Lazeski, who also designed the windows of the Ilinden monument.
Web links
- Ilinden memorial in the Spomenik Database
Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′ 38.6 " N , 21 ° 14 ′ 54.2" E