Yugoslavian Spomenik Our interest in these monuments started after seeing various websites with titles such as “Abandoned Futuristic Monuments in Ex-Yugoslavia”. The abandoned part isn’t strictly true. Most of the monuments are very neglected, some are not, few are totally abandoned. Most of the monuments are dedicated to events which took place during World War 2 … Continue reading "Yugoslavian Spomenik"

This page is an interactive photo gallery of the many historic Partisan WWII monuments (spomenik) built in the time of Tito's Yugoslavia.

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On the highest peak of Gucevo mountain (known as Crni Vrh), is located a memorial statue for the fallen Serbian and Austro-Hungarian soldiers during the Battle of Gučevo on the Drina during 1914 The memorial ossuary stands 17 meters tall and it's altitude of 779 meters #spomenikkosturnica #gucevo #crnivrh #Srbija #Serbia #warmemorial #ossuary #thebattleofgucevo #drina #mountain #lookout #mountainpeak

Soviet Monument | Spomenik Stone flower by Bogdan Bogdanović 1966 / Jasenovac, Croatia 2019-09-19

The Spomenik Database is an educational resource intended to catalog and explore the abstract monuments & modernist architecture of the former-Yugoslavia.

I noticed this building amongst the striking images that were doing the blog rounds of former Yugoslavian Spomeniks (monumen...

This spomenik complex commemorates the brave actions of the soldiers the Worker's Batallion who died protecting the Republic of Užice at Kadinjača Mountain.

Photography by Jan Kempenaers documenting ruined World War Two monuments dotted across the landscape of the former Yugoslavia.

Translated the word Spomenik means "Monument". These gigantic, unusual constructs are teetering on the boundary between sculpture and architecture.

This spomenik commemorates the fallen Partisan soldiers from the region of Štip who died in the National Liberationa War from 1941-1945.

Here's some other views of the cover image spomenik from Jan Kempenaers book. I'm still trying to work out the name of it. It seems t...

A look at the brutalist masterpieces of recently deceased sculptor Miodrag Zivkovic, who created some of Yugoslavia's most iconic monuments.

Spomenik knezu Mihailu, Beograd (oko 1890) HQ

For many years, Yugoslavia’s futuristic “Spomenik” monuments were hidden from the majority of the world, shielded from the public eye by their remote...

Bus Stop at Vukov Spomenik Replacement Design – ARTHS Studio Čubra

These architectural monoliths have captured the interest of photographer Jan Kempenaer, who has documented them with his camera.

This spomenik at Podgarić was built to commemorate the community insurgency and military uprising against Ustaše occupying forces in the greater Moslavine.

This WWII spomenik at Grmeč Mountain, Bosnia commemorates not only the Partisan hospital that once existed at this site, but also its doctors and nurses.

This spomenik at Ilirska Bistrica is a dedicated to the fighters of the 4th Yugoslavian Army who liberated this area during WWII.