Spomenik: Monument on Freedom Hill in Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia. Completed in 1965. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
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NLB Tower, Republic Square
NLB Tower (TR2) on Republic Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Constructed between 1961 and 1974. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
“Stone Bouquet”
Spomenik “Stone Bouquet” in Topola, Serbia. Completed in 1971 by sculptor Milija Glišić. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Uprising at Debarca
Spomenik: Monument to the Uprising at Debarca on the outskirts of Botun, North Macedonia. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia
National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia in Skopje, North Macedonia. Completed in 1975. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
“Battle of Dražgoše”, Monument Cankar Battalion in Dražgoše
Mosaic “Battle of Dražgoše”, part of the Monument Cankar Battalion in Dražgoše in Slovenia. Socialist-era spomenik in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument for the Hostages in Rožna Dolina
Spomenik: Monument for the Hostages in Rožna Dolina in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Erected in 1952. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Cultural Centre
Cultural Centre in Črnomelj, Slovenia. Completed in 1954. Panel artist Jakob Savinšek. Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to Josip Broz Tito
Monument to Josip Broz Tito in Velenje, Slovenia. Created by Antun Augustincic and Vladimir Herljevic. Socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Republic Square
Republic Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Completed in 1982. Chief architect Edvard Ravnikar. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Bankkos Building
The Bankkos Building (Bank of Kosovo) in Peja, Kosovo. Completed in 1986. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Off the beaten track Slovenia – Velenje’s socialist-era Tito Square
Travel off-the-beaten-track in Slovenia and visit Velenje. The town’s socialist-era Tito Square has a lot of interesting architecture, sculptures and monuments.