Monument to the Revolution () is a World War II memorial sculpture by

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, located at Mrakovica, one of the highest peaks of

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mountain,

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. It is dedicated to the fierce battle and 2,500 Yugoslav partisan fighters and 68,500 predominantly Serb civilians killed or deported to Ustaše concentration camps during the

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from June to July 1942. The initiative for the monument's construction began in 1969 and Dušan Džamonja won the first prize for his project. Construction of the monument was completed in 1972. Džamonja himself described the monument as an interplay of light and darkness; this cylindrical-shaped monument is composed of twenty vertical segments, each being characterized by deep-set concrete pillars (''positives'') and hollows (''negatives''). While ''negatives'' symbolize death, ''positives'' represent victory and life. Horizontally-positioned concrete blocks symbolize enemy forces who are trying to destroy life and victory but are unsuccessful. Other parts of the memorial complex include a museum and the memorial wall with the names of 9,921 Yugoslav partisans killed in battles on Kozara during

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Spomenik Database - Kozara
historic & informational resource {{Coord, 45, 00, 45, N, 16, 54, 40, E, display=title, type:landmark_region:B&H Buildings and structures completed in 1972 K 1972 sculptures Buildings and structures in Republika Srpska K K Yugoslav Bosnian and Herzegovinian architecture

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