MonumentSS 0022
Monument to the Kosovo Heroes
Kruševac, Rasina District · Serbia
A bronze group by sculptor Đorđe Jovanović, unveiled in 1904 on the main square of Kruševac, the capital of Prince Lazar. It is dedicated to the heroes of the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 and to the Kosovo covenant, the central theme of Serbian epic poetry.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IIRemembranceCommemorates a person, event or suffering from Serbian history.
- IIICreativityThe work of Serbian builders, painters and sculptors or of a school of Serbian art.
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
