The Mausoleum Of Marasesti Is A Memorial Site In Romania Containing Remains Of 5,073 Romanian Soldiers Editorial Photo

The Mausoleum of Marasesti is a memorial site in Romania containing remains of 5,073 Romanian soldiers and officers killed in the First World War and dedicated to the commemoration of the Battle of M?r??e?ti and Romanian Army members who were killed during World War I.The memorial took architects George Cristinel and Constantin Pomponiu 15 years to build and was unveiled on 18 September 1938 by King Carol II. The frieze in bas-relief surrounding the base of the dome was sculpted by Cornel Medrea and Ion Jalea. Notably, the Romanian heroine Ecaterina Teodoroiu was killed at the end of this battle, on September 6, by machine-gun fire two days later, Major General Karl von Wenninger was killed by artillery fire near the village of Muncelu, Straoane.