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The Spomenik Database news, articles & events section catalogs noteworthy stories, analysis pieces, interesting information and important recent occurrences that relate to situations surrounding and related to the heritage of monuments, design and architecture of the former Yugoslavia. If you are aware of news or events which might be appropriate to be featured in this section, please contact me. If you are interested in contributing content or writing an article for this section, please contact me here!

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15 Inspiring Yugoslav Memorial Concepts that were Never Realized

Apr 18, 2020
13 min

15 Inspiring Yugoslav Memorial Concepts that were Never Realized

One often forgets that for every fantastic and awe-inspiring monument and memorial complex that was built during the era of the former...

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17 Examples of the Stunning Architectural Modernism of Yugoslav Department Stores

Apr 11, 2020
18 min

17 Examples of the Stunning Architectural Modernism of Yugoslav Department Stores

Spread across the Yugoslav landscape in countless towns, cities and villages were legions of attractively alluring and seductive...

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16 Works of Yugoslav Modernist Architecture in Africa & the Middle East

Mar 29, 2020
19 min

16 Works of Yugoslav Modernist Architecture in Africa & the Middle East

In recent years, the unique modernist architecture of Yugoslavia has begun to be increasingly celebrated around the world and recognized...

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Motel Košuta: the lost & forgotten work of architect Ivan Vitić

Mar 23, 2020
9 min

Motel Košuta: the lost & forgotten work of architect Ivan Vitić

Located just off of the A1 Motorway exit for Kragujevac, Serbia near the town of Batočina can be found the unassuming and decaying ruins...

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Mihajlo Mitrović's singular Art-Nouveau inspired modernism in Vrnjačka Banja

Mar 3, 2020
6 min

Mihajlo Mitrović's singular Art-Nouveau inspired modernism in Vrnjačka Banja

In the small spa resort town of Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia, famous architect Mihajlo Mitrović spent nearly 20 years creating a series of...

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Farewell to a Giant: Exploring the remains of Užice's famous Hotel Zlatibor

Feb 29, 2020
10 min

Farewell to a Giant: Exploring the remains of Užice's famous Hotel Zlatibor

Once one of the most famous and architecturally stunning hotels of the Yugoslav-era, Hotel Zlatibor in Užice, Serbia sat for years in a...

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The Dom Revolucije in Nikšić, Montenegro may be facing demolition

Jul 22, 2018
1 min

The Dom Revolucije in Nikšić, Montenegro may be facing demolition

The famously unfinished and neglected Dom Revolucije (House of the Revolution) in Nikšić, Montenegro has been reported by 'The Architects...

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