User:CallOfPavle/Споменик херојима са Кошара

The monument to the heroes of Koshare is located in the park opposite the Clinical Hospital Center "Dr Dragisa Misovic" in The Street of Heroes Milan Tepic on the territory of the City Municipality of Savski Venac in Belgrade

It was built in 2020 and is the work of academic sculptor Miodrag Misha Rogan

History
The initiative to erect the monument was launched by the Serbian Telegraph. The idea was supported by the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia. The monument was designed by academic sculptor Miodrag Rogan, president of the ULUS sculptural section, and the first announcements were that it would be installed in Pioneer Park or Kalemegdan.

The entire design of the monument cost 25,000 euros, and the author himself joined the project voluntarily, i.e. he did not accept any fees, but worked for free. The money was raised through voluntary contributions. For several years, the monument stood in a passageway in Terazije, near Krsmanovic's house, until 2020, when it was placed next to a monument to hero Major Milan Tepic in a park opposite the Clinical Hospital Center "Dr Dragisa Misovic" on the territory of the City Municipality of Savski Venac

On July 14, 2021, The President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic laid a wreath at the monument.

Composition
The monument contains three sculptures representing Serbian soldiers during different historical periods. There are a Serbian medieval knight, a Serb soldier from the Balkan Wars and World War I, and a member of the Yugoslav Army. None of them carry weapons, only shields, stressing that they are participating in defence wars, i.e. defending their country. The shields contain symbols of the Serbian heraldics (a two-headed eagle and a cross with four eyes).

The post spelled out the names of 108 soldiers, petty officers, officers, reservists and Yugoslav Army volunteers who died during the 1999 Battle of Koshare.

The monument is 3 meters high and weighs 800 kilograms.

See more

 * The Battle of Koshare
 * Boulevard of heroes from Koshare (New Belgrade)
 * Koshare (film)
 * Monument to Major Milan Tepic in Belgrade