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Račić Family Mausoleum (Mauzolej Obitelji Račić)
Račić Family Mausoleum (Mauzolej Obitelji Račić)
This harmonious masterwork of Croatia's greatest artist is the gem of Cavtat, and worth
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to fans of Ivan Meštrovi
ć
's powerful sculptures. To learn more about Meštrovi
ć
be-
Cost and Hours:
10 kn, Mon-Sat 10:00-17:00, closed Sun and mid-Oct-mid-April. If
she's not too busy, helpful Nena will show you around.
Getting There:
Cappingthehillabovetown,it'sasteep10-minutewalkfromtheCavtat
waterfront. From the Church of Our Lady of Snows at the far end of the waterfront, climb
up the stairs (following
mauzolej
signs).
Visiting the Mausoleum:
Over the course of one tragic year, all four members of
the wealthy Ra
č
i
ć
family—father, mother, son, daughter—died of the Spanish flu. From
1920-1922,inaccordancewiththeirwill,IvanMeštrovi
ć
wascommissionedtocrafttheirfi-
nal resting place. He used the opportunity to create a cohesive meditation on Christian faith
and death, made entirely of brilliant white stone from the island of Bra
č
. As you enter, take
a moment to appreciate how the interior ponders birth, life, and death. The four inner walls
of the octagonal hall hold the tombs of the departed; above each tomb, an angel lovingly
carries their soulsuptoheaven—spiriting them intoacupola studdedwithangel heads.The
floor has symbols for the four evangelists: Matthew (angel), Mark (lion), Luke (bull), and