Dubby Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 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 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skola Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 looks like sh*t out of lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fat Eric Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 not really practical are they 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderman Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 wts the point of all those structures. just look like oversized garden ornaments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubby Posted April 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seydou Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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