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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Top of the blocks: the world's strangest war memorials - in pictures

Jan Kempenaers: 1945, 2010
1945, 2010. The monuments were commissioned by Tito to commemorate second world war battle sites Photograph: Jan Kempenaers
Jan Kempenaers: Spomenik #10 (Sanski Most), 2007
Spomenik #10, Sanski Most, 2007. Spomenik means 'monument' in Serbo-Croatian Photograph: Jan Kempenaers
Jan Kempenaers: Spomenik #1 (Podgaric), 2006
Spomenik #1, Podgaric, Croatia, 2006. Designed by Dušan Džamonja, the sculpture's eagle-like wings call to mind the symbolism of Picasso Photograph: Jan Kempenaers
Jan Kempenaers: Spomenik #18 (Kadinijaca), 2009
Spomenik #18, Kadinijaca, 2009 Photograph: Jan Kempenaers
Jan Kempenaers: Spomenik #15 (Makljen), 2007
Spomenik #15, Makljen, 2007 Photograph: Jan Kempenaers
Jan Kempenaers: Spomenik #11 (Nis), 2007
Spomenik #11, Nis, 2007 Photograph: Jan Kempenaers
Jan Kempenaers: Spomenik #22 (Ostra), 2009
Spomenik #22, Ostra, 2009 Photograph: Jan Kempenaers
Jan Kempenaers: Spomenik #9 (Jasenovac), 2007
Spomenik #9, Jasenovac, 2007 Photograph: Jan Kempenaers
Jan Kempenaers: The Bunker #1
The Bunker #1, 2010 Photograph: Jan Kempenaers
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