Ilinden (memorial)

Ilinden
Macedonian: Илинден
Artist	Jordan Grabuloski and Iskra Grabuloska
Year	1974 (1974)
Type	Sculpture
Location	Kruševo
Coordinates	41.3774°N 21.2484°E / 41.3774; 21.2484

Ilinden, also known as Makedonium (Template:Lang-mk or Македониум), is a monument in Kruševo, Republic of Macedonia. It was officially opened on August 2 of 1974, on the 30th anniversary of the Second Session of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia and the 71st anniversary of Ilinden uprising. Authors of the monument are Jordan Grabuloski and Iskra Grabuloska.

It is dedicated to all the fighters and revolutionaries who participated in the Ilinden uprising of 1903, as well as soldiers-partisans of the Macedonia National Liberation Struggle 1941-1944.

Description

Monument occupies 12 acres and has the shape of a round dome with oval windows. The upper windows are made of stained glass. Inside the dome is the tomb of Nikola Karev, president of the Kruševo Republic, and the bust of the singer Toše Proeski. The interior of the dome has four windows, each facing one side of the world or the location associated with the Ilinden-related events ″Sliva″ Memorial, Bear stone and Pelagonija.

The memorial complex also consists of a plateau with series of sculptures named "Breaking the Chains", symbolizing freedom won in the liberation wars; there is also a crypt with the carved names and important events related to the period before, during and after the Ilinden uprising; last segment is the amphitheater decorated with colorful mosaics.

Gallery

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  "Breaking the Chains", symbol of freedom
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  Crypt
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  Amphitheater
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  Amphitheater and "Makedonium"
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  Interior of the monument
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  Interior of the monument

See also

• Ilinden uprising
• Kruševo Republic
• List of World War II monuments and memorials in the Republic of Macedonia

External links

Media related to Makedonium at Wikimedia Commons