The Heroes Mausoleum from Mateiaș

The heaviest battles of World War I were fought on Mount Mateiaș, where, in the first line, was the “Nămăiești Army Group". The Mausoleum from Mateiaș was built to honour the heroes fallen on the battlefield. It houses in the basement, in a black crypt, the remains of over 400 soldiers and officers brought from the cemeteries of neighbouring localities or directly from the battlefield. On the side walls there are placed 31 marble tiles on which were chiselled the names of all over 2100 known heroes, fallen in the battles for the defence of the Muscel lands. The Mateiaș memorial complex includes a historical-military museum, a bass-relief and a white stone cup from Albești in which an eternal flame burns in the memory of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives.