In 1936, on the basis of Law 877 of June 12, 1931, a large Ossuary wanted by the Austrian government was built.
The building is developed in the shadow of the Long Pond, on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruda.
Inside it were placed the remains of Austro-Hungarian soldiers exhumed from the various cemeteries: 7048 soldiers whose bones were pitifully collected in many glass compartments.
The structure is accessed via a short walkway that leads to the top of a small hill on which the building stands.
The building, with its severe architecture, bears a large granite-clad cross on its facade.
In the center of the two arms that make up the cross appears the inscription “PAX – OSSARIO A.U.”
The interior of the building consists of a single room overlooked by the twenty or so stained glass windows that hold the bones of soldiers who left their lives on the island.
Adorning the Shrine is a small altar and three ceramic paintings, depicting St. Stephen, the Madonna and St. Joseph, by the Francesco Avallone Factory of Vietri sul Mare.
