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Pobednik
LocationBelgrade Fortress, Belgrade
Height14 meters
Dedicated1928
SculptorIvan Meštrović

The Pobednik (Lit: The Victor) is a monument located in the Belgrade Fortress in Belgrade, built to commemorate Serbia's victory over Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empire during the Balkan Wars and the First World War. Built in 1928 and standing at 14 meters high, it is one of the most famous works of Ivan Meštrović. It is also one of the most visited tourist attractions in Belgrade and the city's most recognizable landmark.[1]

History

In 1912, Meštrović was commissioned to design a grand commemorative fountain on Terazije square. The center basin of the fountain was to include a five-stepped column where the Pobednik statue was to stand on.[1] The project was interrupted following the outbreak of the Second Balkan War and the First World War. The original plans were eventually scrapped and the statue was placed atop a marble column and unveiled in 1928, atop the Belgrade Fortress during the 10th anniversary of the breakthrough at the Thessaloniki Front.[1]

The statue, holds a dove in the left hand, signaling peace to all those who enter Belgrade, and a sword of war in its lowered right hand, representing the city's war-torn past. The statue looks forward across the confluence of the Sava and the Danube, and over the vast Pannonian plain, towards the very distant Fruška Gora mountain, towards the (at the time), Austro-Hungarian empire, it is probably the most powerful, most popular visual symbol of Belgrade.

  • Statue of the Victor at night with the Moon and Ursa Minor seen in the background.
    Statue of the Victor at night with the Moon and Ursa Minor seen in the background.
  • View of Statue from close distance.
    View of Statue from close distance.
  • View of Statue of Victor from right side.
    View of Statue of Victor from right side.
  • Statue of Victor during sunset.
    Statue of Victor during sunset.

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c "City of Belgrade - Famous Monuments". www.beograd.rs. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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