Romanian mausoleum park museum Grivitsa

Overview

The mausoleum was built between 1892 and 1897 in memory of the fallen Romanian soldiers, with funds from the Romanian people. It was discovered in 1902. In the area of ​​the Grivishki redoubts, immediately after the war, 17 Russian and Romanian monuments were erected over the mass graves. A memorial park with an area of ​​360 decares was built around the Mausoleum in 1958. In 1967 a museum exposition was opened, which reflects the battles near the village of Grivitsa during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and the battle route of the Romanian army.

In the mausoleum, which consists of a temple room and an ossuary, in marble sarcophagi are stored the bones of the Romanian soldiers who died in the battles near the village of Grivitsa. The frescoes in the temple room are the work of Romanian artists. The iconostasis is carved, with four icons - "Jesus Christ", "St. Nicholas ”,“ Archangel Michael ”and“ The Virgin and Child ”. According to the famous Bulgarian painter and art critic Prof. Asen Vasiliev, the iconostasis in the Romanian mausoleum in the village of Grivitsa was made by Debar masters of the famous Filipovtsi family from the village of Osoy, who came to liberated Bulgaria in 1880. In a bronze medallion attached to the iconostasis is written a text - a dedication in Romanian and the year "1902". In 1904, during a visit by Romanian teachers, a decorative bronze wreath was placed in memory of the heroes of the war of 1877-1878, decorated with oak and bay leaves, on which are inscribed the places where the Romanian army operates. The exposition in the museum corner presents Romania's participation in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and the fighting near the village of Grivitsa during the Third Assault on Pleven on September 11-12, 1877. Original military uniforms, copies of Romanian combat uniforms are presented. flags and objects related to the way of life of the local population during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878