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Monument to Svetozar Miletić
Novi Sad, Liberty Square, Bačka · Serbia
A bronze figure of Svetozar Miletić (1826–1901), the greatest leader of the Serbs in the Habsburg Monarchy and mayor of Novi Sad, by Ivan Meštrović, unveiled on 1 October 1939 in front of the City Hall. Removed during the Second World War, the monument was returned to its place as early as 1944.
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.
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