Mausoleum of Njegoš

The Mausoleum of Njegoš is a monumental mausoleum located on Mount Lovćen at 1,660 meters elevation in Montenegro, honoring the poet-prince Petar II Petrović Njegoš. Designed by renowned Yugoslav architect and sculptor Ivan Meštrović and completed in 1974, the structure is accessed via a dramatic 461-step tunnel carved through the mountain. The mausoleum is managed by the National Museum of Montenegro and is open seasonally from mid-April to mid-November.