General Maister Monument (Brdar) Explained

General Maister Monument (Brdar)
Italic Title:no
Artist:Jakov Brdar
Type:Sculpture
City:Ljubljana
Coordinates:46.0575°N 14.5102°W

The General Maister Monument (Slovenian: Spomenik generala Maistra) is a bronze equestrian statue of Rudolf Maister[1] [2] that stands in a park at Liberation Front Square (Slovenian: 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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Spomenik generalu Rudolfu Maistru . Slovenian . 24ur.com . PRO PLUS, d. o. o. . 24 June 1999.
  2. Web site: Koliko koncev ima palica, ki nas tepe . Slovenian . How Many Ends does have a Stick that Beats Us? . Dušan . Merc . 9 October 2003 . Trajekt: zavod za prostorsko kulturo [TrajekT, Institute for Spatial Culture].
  3. News: Rudolf Maister Day . Ljubljana.si . City Municipality of Ljubljana . 23 November 2011 . 19 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313121740/http://www.ljubljana.si/en/municipality/news/75082/detail.html . 13 March 2012 . dead .