Our visit to he Sniper Tower in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the history the former Ljubljanska Bank, and the Mostar seige. A Balkans travel guide.
former Yugoslavia Blog Posts
Ušće Tower
Ušće Tower in Belgrade, Serbia. Constructed between 1962 and 1964 and then renovated in 2005. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Memorial House, part of the Battle of Sutjeska Memorial Monument Complex in the Valley of Heroes
Spomenik: Memorial House, part of the Battle of Sutjeska Memorial Monument Complex in the Valley of Heroes in Tjentište, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Zagreb Fair (Austrian Pavilion)
Zagreb Fair (Austrian Pavilion) in Croatia. Completed 1969. Architect Božidar Kolonić. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Partisan Air Squadron
Spomenik: Monument to the Partisan Air Squadron in Medeno Polje, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Croatian Radiotelevision
Croatian Radiotelevision in Split, Croatia. Completed in 1979 by architect Frane Grgurević. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Liberators of Skopje
Monument to the Liberators of Skopje in North Macedonia. Completed in 1955 by sculptor Ivan Mirkovic. Socialist monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to Anti-Fascists
Spomenik: Monument to Anti-Fascists in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Socialist war memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the December Victims of 1943
Spomenik: Monument to the December Victims of 1943 in Zagreb, Croatia. Completed in 1961. Socialist memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Sarajevo Railway Station
Sarajevo Railway Station in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Completed 1953. Lead architect Jahiel Finci. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
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 Fallen Soldiers from Momišići in the Second World War
Spomenik: Monument to the Fallen Soldiers from Momišići in the Second World War in Podgorica, Montenegro. Socialist monument in the former Yugoslavia.