Cavtat - Racic Mausoleum

The Racic Mausoleum, in white stone, is perched on a rise in the town cemetery. It was built by Croatian sculptor, Ivan Mestrovic, in the early 1920s, for the Racic family. The Racics were shipbuilders and one member, Marija Racic, was rumored to have had a relationship with Mestrovic.

The Racic Mausoleum is an octagonal shaped building with an ornate entrance and bronze doors. A bronze bell in the cupola bears the inscription "Know the mystery of love and though shalt solve the mystery of death and believe that life is eternal." The interior of the mausoleum contains reliefs depicting the stages of life.