Cenotaph Robert Whitehed (B-3-45)
Naziv
Cenotaph Robert Whitehed (B-3-45)
Klasifikacija prema RKD
Vrsta baštine
Valorizacija
Najveći secesijski mauzolej na groblju Kozala i Republici Hrvatskoj svjetski značajnog industrijalca • The biggest secession mausoleum on graveyard Kozala and in Republic of Croatia of a World renowed industrial man
Opis
The Whitehead family mausoleum is located in Kozala Cemetery in Field B, Section 3, number 45 (B-3-45). It is a registered cultural good of the Republic of Croatia, with monumental value and 1st category protection regime. It is the largest building on Kozala, but one of the largest Art Nouveau tombs in Croatia. Giacomo Zammattio, a Viennese student from Trieste, is the author of the mausoleum, which was completed in 1905 by the Venetian engineer Carlo Pergoli. Along with the Art Nouveau architectural composition of the mausoleum, the location on the highest elevation of the cemetery, as well as the stone staircase in the axis of the entrance to the crypt and the chapel also contribute to its monumentality. There are empty burial places for family members in the crypt, so this is a cenotaph. The stone tomb consists of a lower, partially buried part (crypt) whose façade is indented with very massive and large stone arch made of ashlar, under which there is a recessed wall surface with a trapezoidal entrance portal of embossed curbs and metal gates. Two isosceles crosses in small square niches to the side of the portal are the only decorative details on the smooth wall. The chapel located on an elevated plateau is accessed by a side staircase. The chapel has a rectangular ground plan, smooth stone façades on which the laterally placed trifores are decorated with half-pillars, a relief of a cross and letters. The rectangular entrance to the chapel is indented in relation to the wall surface of the façade and framed by a rich relief plastic of a floral pattern (oak, burdock) with coats of arms. The mausoleum ends with the so-called lantern with angular fluted half-pillars, a massive garland, and a cross at the top. In the chapel there are two stone sarcophagi with the lying statues of Carrara marble by Robert Whitehead and his wife Francis. The author of the sculptures is Giovanni Mayer from Trieste.
