Concrete Utopia: The Monument to the Revolution on Mount Kozara
The Monument to the Revolution on Mount Kozara, designed by Dušan Džamonja from 1970-72, evokes the harrowing experience it was built to commemorate—an intense 1942 battle where Axis troops laid siege to Communist-led resistance units and local civilians. Visitors enter through slits in the tower’s concrete fins to a dark, cramped interior space where light penetrates through an opening at the top, accentuating the tense atmosphere. Explore Towards a Concrete Utopia:mo.ma/concreteutopia … [Photo: Selma Banich (Flickr) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons]
