| House of Flowers | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Mausoleum Museum |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
House of Flowers (Cyrillic: Кућа цвећа; Macedonian: Куќа на цвеќето, Kuća na cvećeto; Slovene: Hiša cvetja, Croatian: Kuća cvijeća) is the mausoleum of the leader of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, who died on May 4, 1980. It is located in the grounds of the Museum of Yugoslav History in Dedinje, Belgrade, Serbia.
The name House of Flowers comes from the fact that many flowers surrounded the tomb until it was closed to the public after the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Today there are only white rocks where the flowers used to be. It was internally called "flower shop" during Tito's life when it served as his auxiliary office with covered garden.
For almost a decade after the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia the entire complex (the tomb and the memorial museum) was closed to the public and the military guards were permanently removed. However, today the site is open again to tourists and to people who wish to pay their respects. Many guests, from all over the former Yugoslavia, visit especially on May 25 (Tito's official birth date) - the former Youth Day under Socialism. The memorial was reportedly visited by more than three thousand people in 2005.
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