Spomenik: Stone Sleeper Monument, part of Šumarice Memorial Park in Kragujevac, Serbia. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Balkans Blog Posts
What to do in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A mini guide on what to do in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Worthy of a night or two, this pretty town is all about lakes, waterfalls, and tiny watermills.
What to do in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A guide on what to do in Banja Luka, Bosnia’s second city. Halfway between Sarajevo and Zagreb, it’s a good place to break the journey.
Monument to the Fallen of Ciglenice
Spomenik: Monument to the Fallen of Ciglenice in Zagreb, Croatia. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
The Olympic ski jumps and former Hotel Igman in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visiting abandoned Olympic sites near Sarajevo. The ski jumps and Hotel Igman were constructed for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Bubanj Memorial Park
Spomenik: Bubanj Memorial Park in Niš, Serbia. Completed in 1963 and designed by Ivan Sabolić. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Alipasino Polje (Phase C)
Alipasino Polje (Phase C) in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Constructed between 1974 and 1979. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
The Mound of Brotherhood
The Mound of Brotherhood in Sofia, Bulgaria. Completed in 1956. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Executed Partisans of Zlatibor
Spomenik: Monument to the Executed Partisans of Zlatibor in Serbia. Completed in 1967. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Zagreb Fair (Administrative building)
Zagreb Fair (Administrative building) in Croatia. Completed 1965. Architect Zrinka Andrijević. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the victims of World War II
Monument to the victims of World War II in Audriņi Latvia. Completed in 1973. Soviet war memorial in the former USSR.
Monument to fallen fighters and victims of fascism from Slabinja
Spomenik: Monument to fallen fighters and victims of fascism from Slabinja in Croatia. Socialist monument in the former Yugoslavia.