Monument to the victory of the people of Slavonia
| Monument to the victory of the people of Slavonia | |
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| Artist | Vojin Bakić |
| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Dimensions | 30 m (1,200 in) |
| Location | Kamenska, Brestovac |
| 45°26′46″N 17°28′36″E / +45.446222°N +17.476778°E | |
Monument to the revolutionary victory of the people of Slavonia or Monument to the people-hero of Slavonia (Croatian: Spomenik revolucionarnoj pobjedi naroda Slavonije, Spomenik narodu-heroju Slavonije) is a former World War II memorial sculpture by Vojin Bakić, that was located in Kamenska, Brestovac, Croatia. It was destroyed in 1992.
It was built over a decade, from 1957 to 1968. At the time of its opening it was the largest postmodern sculpture in the world.[1] It was dedicated to the people of Slavonia during World War II and made of stainless steel. The opening ceremony was performed on 9 November 1968 and attended by Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito.
During the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991, the works of Vojin Bakić were on the "list" for monuments to be demolished. In 1992, an unprecedented culturicide occurred when, according to eyewitnesses, the commander of the 123rd Brigade of the Croatian Army, Major Miljenko Crnjac, ordered the demolition of the monument on February 21.[2] The monument was completely demolished only after the ninth attempt to blow it up.[3][4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Bekić Darko. Vojin Bakić – Biografija ili kratka povijest Kiposlavije. Zagreb: Profil, 2006, p. 223.
- ^ Matić, Dušan. Vojin Bakić, moj prijatelj. „Euroknjiga“, Zagreb 2007. godina, 110.-113. str.
- ^ Skdprosvjeta. com, Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ Ante Tomić: eksploziv u rukama binarnih umova (Slobodna Dalmacija, 31 Dec 2013), Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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