The ossuary holds the remains of more than 2,300 Romanian soldiers in 31 crypts, and the museum rooms explain the 1916 fighting around Câmpulung.
About the place
Between 25 September and 23 November 1916 (new style), General Traian Găiseanu's Nămăiești Group, with the 12th and 22nd Infantry Divisions, held the front here against a better-equipped enemy. The soldiers withdrew undefeated only after the front broke on the Jiu. The mausoleum was built between 1928 and 1935 on the initiative of the Heroes' Cult society, to plans by the architects Dimitrie Ionescu-Berechet and State Baloșin, in Albești limestone.
The building has a horizontal wing, the ossuary, and a tower with a lookout. In 1980–1984 the parade terrace, the stairs, the museum rooms, the eternal flame and a 16 m bas-relief were added, and Olga Greceanu's original paintings were replaced with mosaics. Today the mausoleum is a branch of the Câmpulung Municipal Museum: one hall covers Romania's role in the First World War and another has a diorama of the fighting.
Good to know
- Published hours differ between sources: the ticketing platform gives Monday 9–16 and Tuesday–Sunday 9–17, the museum site 9–19 from April to October; call ahead.
- Parking is at the foot of the hill by the DN73; you climb stairs up to the mausoleum.
- On the same road, Nămăiești Monastery is 15 minutes away, and the DN73 continues to Rucăr and Bran.
Opening hours
| Monday | 9–16 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9–17 |
| Wednesday | 9–17 |
| Thursday | 9–17 |
| Friday | 9–17 |
| Saturday | 9–17 |
| Sunday | 9–17 |
Hours may change on public holidays. Check before you go.