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Abstract monuments express sorrow and resilience at the site of a horrific massacre in Nazi-occupied Serbia.

This symbol of Yugoslav liberation decorated with 620 carved heads of mythical creatures is now a forlorn relic of another time.

A grand Yugoslav memorial to the group of partisans who fought and died resisting western Serbia’s Nazi occupation.

This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.

An abandoned monument remembering the "Pančevo Holocaust" now stands as a shadow of its former self.

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.

This brutalist monument is inscribed with 9921 names of Yugoslav partisans who perished during WWII.

Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.

A forgotten and crumbling Yugoslav monument to the victims of fascism.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

A small museum built by a family that survived the Siege of Sarajevo.

Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

Place with alleged mystical powers in Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

The place where World War I began.

A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.

This unique museum focuses on the Siege of Sarajevo through children's eyes.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

This enormous abstract sculpture is part jungle gym, part elaborate noise-making machine.

This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.

The haunting ruins of a military fortress turned astronomical observatory sit on a Sarajevo mountaintop.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.