Established 1938–41 Designed by Ivan Afanasijevič Rik | Location Lazarevac, Serbia | |
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Similar Suvača, Captain Miša's Mansion, Vinča‑Belo Brdo, Residence of Prince Miloš, Fenek monastery | ||
The Memorial Church or Memorial Ossuary (Serbian: Спомен костурница у Лазаревцу), dedicated to St. Demetrius, is a mausoleum in Lazarevac, built in the memory of Serbian and Austro-Hungarian army soldiers that were killed at the Battle of Kolubara. In the architectural and urban environment of Lazarevac the temple stands as a significant achievement of interwar Serbian church architecture.
History
The idea of raising a memorial church with crypt in Lazarevac stemmed from the need to store the relics of warriors killed in the Battle of Kolubara in 1914. In order to implement these ideas 'The Committee to raise a memorial church and crypt in Lazarevac' was established. In the 1937 Committee was shut down and 'The Society for raising a memorial church with crypt in Lazarevac' was formed instead, led by a priest Borivoje Đorđević. Finally, the temple was built by the Russian émigré architect Ivan Afanasjevič Rik between 1938 and 1941.