The tomb is located underground, and a monument in the shape of a
sarcophagus stands beside it, in the shade of the trees on the western side of the National Assembly Building. Since it was installed, the monument has been modified several times and placed on a granite base. The eastern and western faces of the sarcophagus are covered by bronze
reliefs depicting scenes from the Second World War. A patriotic
epitaph, written by the poet
Oton Župančič, runs along the top edge. It was designed in December 1948 as one of his last works and carved in 1949.[2]
National heroes of Yugoslavia buried in the tomb
Named on the northern face of the sarcophagus
Tone Tomšič, a.k.a. Gašper (1910–1942), main resistance organizer in Slovenia, arrested and executed by Italian forces
Slavko Šlander, a.k.a. Aleš (1909–1941), resistance organizer, arrested and executed by German forces
Miloš Zidanšek, a.k.a. Vencelj (1909–1942), resistance organizer and commander, killed in battle with Italian forces
Franc Rozman, a.k.a. Stane (1911–1944), head commander of Slovenian partisan units, killed in an accident
Ivan Kavčič, a.k.a. Nande (1913–1943), resistance commander, killed in battle with Italian forces and the
MVAC
Named on the western face of the sarcophagus
Miha Marinko (1900–1983), resistance commander, later a prominent politician in Slovenia
Stane Semič, a.k.a. Daki (1915–1985), resistance commander, the first Slovenian recipient of the Order of the National Hero
^"Ljubljana - Grobnica narodnih herojev". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage of Slovenia. Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 19 February 2012.