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Keywords Change this

Forgotten Masterpieces, Socialist Yugoslavia, Memorial

Project timeline

1950 – 1951

Type

Monument & Memorial

Location Change this

23445 Srb village, municipality of Gračac
Croatia

Current state

Restored (after demolition)

Also known as Change this

Monument to the uprising of the people of Croatia; Monument to the uprising of the people of Lika

Architect Change this

Monument to The Uprising Change this

Srb village, municipality of Gračac, Croatia
by Vanja Radauš Change this
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Description Change this

The monument located above the town of Srb in Lika, the work of sculptor Vanja Radauš. It was officially opened in 1951. It was destroyed in 1995 and renewed in 2011. It is 15.5 meters high.

The main part of the monument is a stone pillar with several bronze sculptures. At the top there is a sculpture of a fighter who holds a vigorous flag in a powerful gap. Below him are two fighters on the projections. On one side there is assaulting soldier with a rifle in his left hand, and on the opposite there is a farmer. At the base of the monument there is a sculpture of the protecting mother. The entire base of the monument is decorated with bronze relief with scenes from the National Liberation Battles.

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