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Rudolf Maister

Kamnik 1874 - Rakek 1934
Slovene military officer, poet and political activist
(Wikipedia)

Jakov Brdar
Borut Kamšek (founder)
1999

Description

Bronze equestrian statue at the highest point of an inclined plane of stones, with on the front and sides the text:

RUDOLF MAISTER
RUDOLF MAISTER 1874-1934 GENERAL IN PESNIK
UBRANIL JE SLOVENSKO SEVERNO MEJO

(Rudolf Maister, 1874-1934, Genaral and poet
ward of the Slovenian northern border)

Ljubljana - Rudolf Maister

Sculptor

Jakov Brdar (Livno, Bosnia, 1949), Bosnian-Slovenian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, General Maister Monument (Brdar).
Kees van Tilburg, From Marcus Aurelius to Kim Jong-il: The story of equestrian statues throughout the ages (Amstelveen, 2017). – see also the Equestrian statue website.

Locatie (N 46°3'27" - E 14°30'36") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: si055; Photograph: 10 September 2016
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