Partisan cemetery in Mostar, Historic memorial cemetery in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Partisan cemetery in Mostar is a memorial site on the Bijeli Brijeg hillside, arranged across five terraces with around 810 burial places. The grave markers are made from concrete and limestone and carry abstract shapes that give the whole site a coherent visual character.
The cemetery was created in 1965 to honor Yugoslav Partisan soldiers who died fighting against Axis forces during World War II. It was built during a period when Yugoslavia marked its wartime losses with large public memorial spaces.
The graves here belong to Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, and Jews who fought side by side in the same resistance movement. Walking among the rows, visitors can see how the space was laid out to show no difference between them.
The site is built on a hillside, so the walk between terraces involves some uphill sections. Signs on the grounds are minimal, so it is worth checking the route before arriving or asking someone nearby for directions.
Architect Bogdan Bogdanović designed the site without a single religious symbol, which was an uncommon choice for a memorial of this scale. The grave markers are shaped like cut tree trunks, a form that makes the hillside look unlike any other cemetery.
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