Monument to the victory of the people of Slavonia
Monument to the victory of the people of Slavonia | |
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Artist | Vojin Bakić |
Year | 1968 |
Type | Sculpture |
Dimensions | 30 m (1,200 in) |
Location | Kamenska, Brestovac |
45°26′46″N 17°28′36″E / +45.446222°N +17.476778°E |
Monument to the revolutionary victory of the people of Slavonia or Monument to the people-hero of Slavonia (Serbo-Croatian: Spomenik revolucionarnoj pobjedi naroda Slavonije, Spomenik narodu-heroju Slavonije) is a former World War II memorial sculpture by Vojin Bakić, that was located in Kamenska, Brestovac, Croatia. It was destroyed in 1992.
It was built over a decade, from 1957 to 1968. At the time of its opening it was the largest postmodern sculpture in the world.[1] It was dedicated to the people of Slavonia during World War II and made of stainless steel. The opening ceremony was performed on 9 November 1968 and attended by Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito.
The Monument was destroyed by the Croatian Army in February 1992, after five days of dynamite mining attempts.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Bekić Darko. Vojin Bakić – Biografija ili kratka povijest Kiposlavije. Zagreb: Profil, 2006, p. 223.
- ^ Skdprosvjeta. com, Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Ante Tomić: eksploziv u rukama binarnih umova (Slobodna Dalmacija, 31 Dec 2013), Retrieved 7 June 2014.
External links
- Spomenik Database - Kamenska Monument educational & historical resource
- Buildings and structures completed in 1968
- Buildings and structures demolished in 1992
- World War II memorials in Croatia
- 1968 sculptures
- Postmodern architecture
- Buildings and structures in Požega-Slavonia County
- Yugoslav World War II monuments and memorials
- Sculpture stubs
- Croatian building and structure stubs