A metal cylinder with a soul…
In 1895, Jakob Aljaž, a priest, mountaineer and composer, bought Kredarica and the top of Triglav for 5 goldinars. On the highest point of the Slovenian territory he erected a cylindrical tower made of thick galvanised sheet metal, which was made according to Aljaž’s plans by the Šentvišk carpenter Anton Belec. The sheet metal parts were then individually carried to the top of Triglav and assembled there.
Aljaž’s tower, with its conical top and metal flag, was declared a cultural monument of national importance in 1900. It is distinguished by its outstanding landscape motif and its enormous symbolic significance for the Slovenian statehood and for all Slovenians.