The Bare Cemetery is a

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complex in

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opened in 1965, with the first funeral and interment occurring on 3 January 1966. The central part of the cemetery is a spacious plateau with a staircase and a porch that connects the

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, Orthodox,

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and atheist chapels, designed by Smiljan Klaić, and the frescoes in the porch were painted by Rizah Štetić.

Burials

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