The Guardian's Joshua Surtees described them as follows:
“Erected in tranquil fields in the middle of nowhere, Spomeniks – which means monuments in Serbo-Croatian – look like alien landings, crop circles or Pink Floyd album covers.” #architecturephotographypic.twitter.com/XKhgNgBQHi
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Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito sked leading architects of the Yugoslav cultural movement, such as Dušan Džamonja, to design them – the UK equivalent would be Harold Wilson commissioning Henry Moore to create war memorials and dotting them all over in the least-visited places.pic.twitter.com/dUx6ObBt8I
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The unique style of the Yugoslavian monuments—which looked to Western modernism for inspiration—is objectively much different from the representative art found in its Soviet neighbours.pic.twitter.com/KMaOlyfRR9
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Different symbols in public art reflect the particular style of past or current regimes, and taking notice uncovers layers of history of a place hiding in plain sight. This creative architectural design as erected for honoring towards Battle of Kozara.pic.twitter.com/QSGrJTd8hf
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This interesting stuff was created as a monument to the revolution at Grmec. P.S The concept art (left) by Wayne Haag for the 2017 film Alien Covenant which depicts some nature of ancient alien temple is inspired by this gem.pic.twitter.com/Iwl9ax5V0x
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Ilirska Bistrica dedicated to the fighters of the 4th Yugoslavian Army who liberated this area during WWII. The remains of 284 of these soldiers who died during this fight are interred in a mass tomb beneath the monument.pic.twitter.com/IwpeCBj9yw
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Designed by Bogdan Bogdanović and unveiled in 1966, these Stone Flowers serves as a reminder of the atrocities perpetrated in the Jasenovac concentration camp. The camp was established and operated solely by the governing Ustaše regime rather than by the Third Reich.pic.twitter.com/bb1n6zJDLC
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This monument represents the liberty of Sanski Most in Bosnia and Herzegovina.pic.twitter.com/SRp9yqtxWb
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Located on the Smetovi mountain; the monument was built in 1968. It is dedicated to fallen fighters of Zenica Partisan Detachment – an anti-Nazi resistance movement.pic.twitter.com/XDvEPhIpy7
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This spomenik at Sinj commemorates the 24 executed fighters of the 1st Split Partisan Detachment who were executed on this spot by Ustaše forces after they were captured in the process of rebelling against Axis occupation.pic.twitter.com/8UhoBQho94
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