General Maister Monument (Brdar)

General Maister Monument (Brdar)
Artist Jakov Brdar
Year 1999
Type Sculpture
Location Ljubljana
Coordinates: 46°3′27″N 14°30′36.69″E / 46.05750°N 14.5101917°E

The General Maister Monument (Slovene: Spomenik generala Maistra) is a bronze equestrian statue of Rudolf Maister[1][2] that stands in a park at Liberation Front Square (Trg Osvobodilne fronte) in front of the Ljubljana railway station.[3] It was created in 1999 by Jakov Brdar as a tribute of the City of Ljubljana to Maister, the first Slovene major general, who secured for Slovenia the city of Maribor.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Spomenik generalu Rudolfu Maistru". 24ur.com (in Slovenian) (PRO PLUS, d. o. o.). 24 June 1999.
  2. Merc, Dušan (9 October 2003). "Koliko koncev ima palica, ki nas tepe" [How Many Ends does have a Stick that Beats Us?] (in Slovenian). Trajekt: zavod za prostorsko kulturo [TrajekT, Institute for Spatial Culture].
  3. "Rudolf Maister Day". Ljubljana.si (City Municipality of Ljubljana). 23 November 2011.