The Sculptures at the Fortress

THE WOUNDED SOLDIER (Ranjenik) was sculpted by Aleksandar Zarin, artist from Belgrade, and placed in the open space of Joseph I Bastion in 1957. Pedestal included, it is 240 cm high and 123 cm wide.
 ROOTS (Koreni) by Belgrade artist Ana Bešlić is an abstract bronze figure that stands on the plateau of Pope Innocent III Bastion. 135 cm high and 95 cm wide (with pedestal), it has been there since 1961.
The bust of architect MILOJE MILOŠEVIĆ (1923-1968), the first director of the Provincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments, was sculpted by Pavle Radovanović and placed in the Institute's courtyard (next door to the monastery of St. George) in 1972. Pedestal included, the monument is 195 cm high and 56 cm wide.
 DEER FIGHT (Borba jelena), work by Jovan Soldatović, installed atop the Cavalier, the highest fortification structure. This sculpture, placed there in 1974, is 300 cm wide and 150 cm high.
EMBRACE (Zagrljaj), stylized stonemade figure of a man and a woman in embrace, another work by Jovan Soldatović, standing above the Reserve Wartime Well. With its pedestal, the height of the sculpture is 130 cm and the width 60. Placed in 1974.
The bust of national hero JankO Čmelik (1905-1942), work of soldier Momčilo Golub of Split, placed in the barracks at the Trandžament in 1977. With pedestal, it is 210 cm high and 133 cm wide.
THE COUPLE (Dvoje), sculpture  by Olga Jančić chiselled in stone, placed on Joseph I Bastion in 1984. With pedestal, it is 165 cm high and 112 cm wide.
A bust of poet MIROSLAV ANTIĆ (1932-1986) by Jovan Soldatović was in 1995 embedded in the brickwork near Leopold Powder Magazine, in front of the onetime poet's studio. Unfortunately, the monument was vandalized in early 2000's - the bust vanished without trace, and the same happened later with two plaques which were parts of this commemorative piece. The bust was 50 cm high and 45 cm wide.
Radenko Gajić