Vidovdan Heroes Chapel

Vidovdan Heroes Chapel
Kapela vidovdanskih heroja, Капела видовданских хероја
Religion
AffiliationSerbian Orthodox Church
Governing bodyMetropolitanate of Dabar-Bosna
Location
LocationCentar, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic coordinates43°52′0.5″N 18°24′41.3″E / 43.866806°N 18.411472°E / 43.866806; 18.411472
Architecture
Architect(s)Aleksandar Deroko
StyleSerbo-Byzantine Revival
Completed1939

The Vidovdan Heroes Chapel[a] is a Serbian Orthodox chapel and mausoleum located on the Holy Archangels Georgije and Gavrilo Orthodox Cemetery[b] located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The crypt of the chapel contains the bodily remains of Gavrilo Princip and other members of Young Bosnia who took part in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914.[1]

In 2019, the chapel was renovated.[2]

  1. ^ "Sveti Arhangeli Georgije i Gavrilo". Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  2. ^ "Renovation of the chapel". Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-07-19.