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Spomenik narodnoosvobodilnega boja (NOB)

National Liberation Monument

Monument to People's liberation struggle of Yugoslavia

Slavko Tihec
Torzo (Zagreb)
1975

Maribor / Spomenik narodnoosvobodilnega boja (NOB)

Description

Large spherical bronze memorial in which a photo are visible of a group of people. The memorial pays tribute to those gunned down by the Nazis during World War II for rising up against occupation. Around the monument are the public announcements of the executions of the some 667 people who were condemned to death by the German forces.

Inscription(s)

1941 UPOR NOB 1945 ZMAGA

(1941 Resistance National Liberation War - 1945 Victory)

Signature

tihec slavko 1975 · izvedba v bronu · torzo zagreb · samobormetal · metalgrad

Maribor - Spomenik narodnoosvobodilnega boja (NOB)

Sculptor

Slavko Tihec (Maribor 1928 - 1993), Slovenian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Maribor pohorje, Znane stavbe, spomeniki in znamenja, stolpi in mostovi.
Simboli polpretekle zgodovine/Symbols of recent history, Blogspot [December 2011].
Ministrstrvo za Kulturo, Register nepremične kulturne dediščine.
Wikipedia, List of World War II monuments and memorials in Slovenia.

Locatie (N 46°33'37" - E 15°38'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: si002; Photograph: 7 September 2016
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