Spomenik: Monument to the December Victims of 1943 in Zagreb, Croatia. Completed in 1961. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Croatia Blog Posts
Abandoned Croatia: Brestovac Sanatorium
Abandoned Croatia – Situated on the outskirts of Zagreb, Brestovac Sanatorium is a dilapidated and atmospheric set of ruined buildings with a haunting past.
Monument to the Detachment in Brezovica Forest
Spomenik: Monument to the Detachment in Brezovica Forest in Sisak, Croatia. Completed in 1981. Socialist monument in the 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 to the Fallen of Ciglenice
Spomenik: Monument to the Fallen of Ciglenice in Zagreb, Croatia. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Zagreb Fair (Administrative building)
Zagreb Fair (Administrative building) in Croatia. Completed 1965. Architect Zrinka Andrijević. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to fallen fighters and victims of fascism from Slabinja
Spomenik: Monument to fallen fighters and victims of fascism from Slabinja in Croatia. Socialist monument in the former Yugoslavia.
In photos: Abandoned swimming pools
Of all the derelict places we find, abandoned swimming pools are some of the most alluring. Urban exploration at some of the world’s forsaken swimming pools
Zagreb Fair (Pavilion 12)
Zagreb Fair (Pavilion 12) in Croatia. Completed in 1971 by architect Dubravko Radošević. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Visiting the Bay of Abandoned Hotels in Kupari, Croatia
Exploring the Bay of Abandoned Hotel in Kupari on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast. It’s one of the Balkans most accssible urbex locations, but for how long?
Hotel Pelegrin
The now-abandoned Hotel Pelegrin in Kupari Bay, Croatia. Completed in 1963. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Stone Flower
Spomenik: Stone Flower in Jasenovac, Croatia. Completed in 1966 by Bogdan Bogdanović. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.