MemorialSS 0037
Gazimestan
Kosovo Polje, Obilić, Kosovo · Serbia
A memorial tower on the Kosovo field, built in 1953 to the design of Aleksandar Deroko on the site of the Battle of Kosovo of 1389. Its form recalls a medieval tower, and it bears the verses of the Kosovo curse. Gazimestan is the focus of the Vidovdan commemorations.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IIRemembranceCommemorates a person, event or suffering from Serbian history.
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
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In the Serbian Historical Corpus
This monument also has entries on other platforms of the corpus (in Serbian).
