Focsani Mausoleum

On the 85 European highway, in the Southern part of Focsani this Mausoleum was erected in memory of bitter fights waged here with a view to shelter the soldiers’ bones from the cemeteries in Focsani and the neighbourhood.


Grave of heroes from 1916-1918

Inscription on a grave stone

Grave stone of the hero Vasile Chilian

At the beginning of 1927, general T. Liscu took the initiative in building this monument and the works laste for more than ten years. Drawing his inspiration from the Byzantine art, the architect Stefan Balosin has created a magnificent building where everything in it betokens everlasting homage.


Mausoleum Frontispice
(detaliu)

Interior of the cupole

Last update: 2000, July 24
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