Commissioned in the 1960’s and 70s by Yugoslavia to commemorate WWII battle sites or concentration camp locations, these monuments attracted millions of visitors per year in the 1980’s but were completely abandoned in the early 1990’s after the Republic dissolved. Photographer Jan Kempenaers toured around the ex-Yugoslavian region - now Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina - from 2006 to 2009 using a 1975 map of memorials to bring these beautiful pieces to life for a new generation.

via CrackTwo