Petrova Gora Monument

The Petrova Gora monument stands in the forests of the Petrova Gora hills, a large abstract concrete sculpture commemorating the partisan uprising of 1941 and the civilians killed in the Kordun region during the Second World War. It was unveiled in the early 1980s to a design by the sculptor Vojin Bakić.

Like many spomeniks, it was once clad in gleaming stainless steel; after independence the cladding was stripped, and the bare concrete core now weathers slowly in the clearing. The site also remembers the partisan field hospital that operated hidden in these woods during the war.

Petrova Gora is remote, quiet and emotionally loaded. There is no museum or facility here, just the monument, the forest and the walk up. Come to pay attention, not to take a selfie, and save the coordinates before you lose signal; signage is thin.

For photographers, the stripped concrete against the trees is striking in low, side light, but treat the place as a memorial first. Visit with respect.

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