These monuments were commissioned by Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito in the 1960's and 1970's to commemorate sites where World War II battles took place or where concentration camps stood around the ex-Yugoslavia region (now Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina etc.). They were designed by different sculptors and architectures, conveying powerful visual impact to show the confidence and strength of the Socialist Republic. After Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 90's the monuments were left abandoned and were vandalized.
Belgian photographer Jan Kempenaers travelled around the countries of former Yugoslavia between 2006 and 2009 with the help of a 1975 map of memorials for a series of melancholic yet striking images depicting those monuments in their present condition.
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| Tjentište |
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| Podgarić |
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| Petrova Gora |
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| Kosmaj |
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| Kruševo |
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| Kozara |
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| Grmeč |
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| Ilirska Bistrica |
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| Jasenovac |
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| Sanski Most |
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| Niš |
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| Košute |
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| Korenica |
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| Knin |
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| Makljen |
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| Tjentište |
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| Kolašin |
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| Kadinijača |
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| Mitorvica |
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| Brezovica |
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| Kamenska |
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| Ostra |
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| Sisak |
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| Nikšić |
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| Sinj |
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| Zenica |
I have been to Croatia and found one more in some abandoned village it was like 2 years ago and since then i was wondering what does it mean. Thanks for the info! Here's the photo of that monument http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/244/9q5e.jpg
ReplyDeleteWho told you that these are abandonet monuments. You need to get you facts right.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post, thank you! Stunning architecture.
ReplyDeleteBut the last one needs to be "Zenica", not Zanica.
I come there every summer because I have family there, so I'm very sure it's Zenica.
Thank you, corrected :)
DeleteThey are not abandoned
ReplyDeleteWould be interesting to provide the coordinates of these places.
ReplyDeleteSinj monument:
43° 41.903'N
16° 37.517'E
The Kosara monument is not abandoned: it is part of the Kozara National Park
ReplyDelete45° 0.827 'N
16° 54.558 'E
The Kruševo monument also is no longer abandoned:
ReplyDelete41° 22.640'N
21° 14.903'E