Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Veles Memorial Ossuary "Blossoming Freedom thanks to the Dead"
Location: Veles Macedonia
Architect: Sava Subotin
Year Built: 1979
This outstanding memorial immediately above the entrance of Veles on the right side, is the eternal home of about 100 fighters from Veles, who died in the World War II for the realization of the old dream for freedom of the Macedonian people. The poppy-shaped monument is a work of the sculptor Ljubomir Denkovic and the architect Sava Subotin from Serbia and Montenegro. The symbol of freedom is a form of a blossoming tree is in the central part of the interior, while the walls of the memorial are covered with the biggest mosaic complex (220sqm) in Macedonia, created by the academic painter Petar Mazev.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Burials can be pretty EXPENSIVE (LED burial boxes from $5,100 - $71,500)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/theweekinpictures/5407035/The-week-in-pictures-29-May-2009.html?image=30
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