Futuristic Architecture

[Dubby]

These structures were commissioned by former Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito in the 1960s and 70s to commemorate sites where WWII battles took place (like Tjentište, Kozara and Kadinjača), or where concentration camps stood (like Jasenovac and Niš). They were designed by different sculptors (Dušan Džamonja, Vojin Bakić, Miodrag Živković, Jordan and Iskra Grabul, to name a few) and architects (Bogdan Bogdanović, Gradimir Medaković...), conveying powerful visual impact to show the confidence and strength of the Socialist Republic. In the 1980s, these monuments attracted millions of visitors per year, especially young pioneers for their "patriotic education." After the Republic dissolved in early 1990s, they were completely abandoned, and their symbolic meanings were forever lost.

See all 25 here: http://www.cracktwo.com/2011/04/25-abandoned-soviet-monuments-that-look.html

[Skola]

looks like sh*t out of lost

[Guest Fat Eric]

not really practical are they

[spiderman]

wts the point of all those structures. just look like oversized garden ornaments

[Dubby]

They're there to commemorate sites where WWII battles took place or where concentration camps stood.

I get that, but why they thought impractical futuristic looking buildings would give the impression of strength is lost to me.

Never the less, they do look cool.

[Seydou]

They're there to commemorate sites where WWII battles took place or where concentration camps stood.

I get that, but why they thought impractical futuristic looking buildings would give the impression of strength is lost to me.

Never the less, they do look cool.

Lo Que