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Spomenik slovenskim vojnim dobrovoljcem

Monument to the Slovenian War Volunteers

Janez Boljka
1980

Ljubljana / Spomenik slovenskim vojnim dobrovoljcem

Description

Tall cilindrical bronze relief sculpture depicting the heads of soldiers and nurses and symbolic attributes.

Inscription(s)

slovenskim vojnim
dobrovoljcem in prostovoljcem
borcem
za osvoboditev, združitev in enakopravnost
jugoslovanskih narodov v letih 1912-1918

Slovenian war
Volunteer
fighters
for liberation, unification and equality
of the Yugoslav peoples in the years 1912-1918

Signature

boljka 80

Sculptor

Janez Boljka (Subotica 1931 - Ljubljana 2013), Slovenian sculptor, painter and graphic artist (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Simboli polpretekle zgodovine/Symbols of recent history, Blogspot [February 2014].

Locatie (N 46°2'57" - E 14°30'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: si112; Photograph: 10 September 2016
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