USTANAK I REVOLUCIJA: MEMORIJALNA ARHITEKTURA CRNE GORE
Uprising and Revolution: Memorial Architecture of Montenegro

Summary/Abstract: Monuments dedicated to the Second World War, works by famous Montenegrin and Yugoslav artists and architects, represent a significant part of Montenegro’s cultural heritage. With their multi-layered meanings and values, they occupy an important place in the historical and social context of modern Montenegro, pointing to the original freedom spirit of the Montenegrin people. The great monument is directly related to the uprising period in 1941 (Monument to the Revolution in Virpazar; Memorial Park to the Uprising and Revolution in Grahovo; Monument to the Fallen Zeta Fighters in the National Liberation War in Golubovci, etc.), and many are through central republican celebrations July 13, just ceremoniously opened on this important holiday (Mausoleum of the Partisan Fighter in Gorica in Podgorica; Monument to the Fallen Fighters in Žabljak, etc.). The integration of sculptural-architectural artistic expression, characteristic of almost all monuments, makes them significant examples of memorial architecture in Montenegroand beyond. For the further correct understanding of their multi-layered meanings and values, the tourist valorization of these monuments is also important. Research conducted through the regional project WWII Monument SEE Assessment of monuments dedicated to World War II for the formation of a new regional tourist product / cultural route in Southeast Europe (conducted by NGO Expeditio, Kotor in cooperation with Regional Cooperation Council RCC, 2018/19), had with the aim of recognizing and promoting the layered meanings and values of these monuments, as well as the somewhat later book “Monuments of World War II in Montenegro” (2020, NGO Expeditio).

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