Bosnian National Theatre in Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed in 1978. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
former Yugoslavia Blog Posts
Monument to the Fallen in the Liberation War and the Victims of Fascist Terror
Spomenik: Monument to the Fallen in the Liberation War and the Victims of Fascist Terror in Zaječar, Serbia. Socialist memorial in former Yugoslavia.
Path to Martyrdom, Dotrščina Memorial Park
Spomenik: Path to Martyrdom, part of Dotrščina Memorial Park in Zagreb, Croatia. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument of Pain and Defiance, Šumarice Memorial Park
Spomenik: Monument of Pain and Defiance, part of Šumarice Memorial Park in Kragujevac, Serbia. Socialist monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Hotel Holiday
Hotel Holiday, formerly the Holiday Inn, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Completed in 1983. Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Stone Sleeper Monument, Šumarice Memorial Park
Spomenik: Stone Sleeper Monument, part of Šumarice Memorial Park in Kragujevac, Serbia. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
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.
Nikola Karev High School
Nikola Karev High School in Skopje, North Macedonia. Completed in 1979. Modernist, Socialist architecture 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.