Spomenik Monument Database

Donald Niebyl, FUEL, Damon Murray , Stephen Sorrell

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Fuel
01 September 2018

Memorials, monuments; Travel & holiday

The first ever spomenik guidebook, with over 75 examples

alongside map references and information on why they exist

and who built them.

Spomenik' the Serbo-Croat/Slovenian word for 'monument' - refers to a series of

memorials built in Tito's Republic of Yugoslavia from the 1960s-1990s, marking the

horror of the occupation and the defeat of Axis forces during World War II. Hundreds

were built across the country, from coastal resorts to remote mountains. Through

these imaginative forms of concrete and steel, a classless, forward-looking, socialist

society, free of ethnic tensions, was envisaged.

Instead of looking to the ideologically aligned Soviet Union for artistic inspiration,

Tito turned to the west and works of abstract expressionism and minimalism. As a

result, Yugoslavia was able to develop its own distinct identity through these brutal

monuments, which were used as political tools to articulate Tito's personal vision of

a new tomorrow. Today, following the breakup of the country and the subsequent

Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, some have been destroyed or abandoned. Many have

suffered the consequences of ethnic tensions - once viewed as symbols of hope they

are now the focus of resentment and anger.

This book brings together the largest collection of spomeniks published to date.

Each has been extensively photographed and researched by the author, to make this

book the most comprehensive survey of this obscure and fascinating architectural

phenomenon.

A fold-out map on the reverse of the dust jacket shows the exact location of each spomenik using GPS coordinates.

By: Donald Niebyl, FUEL
Edited by: Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell
Imprint: Fuel
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 160mm,
Weight: 660g
ISBN: 9780995745537
ISBN 10: 0995745536
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 September 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Spomenik Monument Database

A new publication that brings together more than 80 awe-inspiring Brutalist monuments, exploring each one's historical value, design, construction and current status.--Milly Burroughs AnOther Man