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Slovenski trg

Spomenik revolucije

Monument to the Revolution

Lojze Dolinar
1961

Description

Monument consisting of four sculptures:

Kranj - Spomenik revolucije
The Revolution (female figure on a high pedestal as a symbol of revolutionary flight)
Start of the uprising (relief)

Strike of the Carniolian textile workers in 1936 (sculptural composition with three figures)
National Liberation struggle (two figures simulating an attack on the enemy bunker).

Signature

(no. 1) dolinar 1960
(no.2, 3, 4) dolinar 1961

Sculptor

Lojze Dolinar (Ljubljana 1893 - Ičići pri Opatiji 1970), Slovenian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Delo, 22 Nov. 2011, Kipi s Slovenskega trga.
Digitalne vsebine kulturne dediščine Slovenije, entry 5141.
Wikipedia, List of World War II monuments and memorials in Slovenia.

Locatie (N 46°14'34" - E 14°21'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: si133; Photograph: 11 September 2016
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The Revolution (female figure on a high pedestal as a symbol of revolutionary flight)	Start of the uprising (relief)
Strike of the Carniolian textile workers in 1936 (sculptural composition with three figures)	National Liberation struggle (two figures simulating an attack on the enemy bunker).