Military heritage monuments at the Dīvaliņas cemetery in Valmiera
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Located in the Valmiera Dīvalas (Jānis) Cemetery in Valmiera.
A monument made of Allaži travertine, designed by sculptor Marta Lange and unveiled on September 26, 1937, is visible.
The pillar-shaped monument is topped by a sloping altar, on which stands a wreath of oak leaves and a helmet carved from travertine.
Approximately 80 soldiers who fell in the Latvian War of Independence, as well as those who died from injuries and diseases, are buried.
Nearby is one of the lesser-known works of Kārlis Zāles - the monument "Fallen Roses", which is associated with the creation of the Brothers' Cemetery ensemble.
Nearby is also a memorial to the victims of communist terror - a stone with the inscription: "To those murdered by the communist regime in 1941" and white crosses.
Used sources and references:
https://www.vestnesis.lv/ta/id/68224
https://www.vestnesis.lv/ta/id/59018
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One of the little-known works of sculptor Kārlis Zāle (1888-1942) is the travertine sculpture "Fallen Roses", created between 1939 and 1940, and associated with the creation of the Brothers' Cemetery ensemble.