Monument 'Wings of Freedom' ceremonially opened on Žuč hill today

(Patria) - On Sarajevo's Žuč hill, where decisive battles for the defense of Sarajevo and BiH were fought during the aggression, the completion of the "Wings of Freedom" monument will be officially marked today.

The program for the Day of Defense of Novi Grad Sarajevo Municipality and the Battle for Žuč hill on Golo Brdo begins at 2 PM, with the central event at 5 PM.

The event will be broadcast live by Hayat Television. Transportation to and from Golo Brdo is provided for visitors, along with a rich cultural and entertainment program, including a concert of patriotic songs.

The "Wings of Freedom" monument is a symbol of victory, defense, and remembrance of the bravest sons of our homeland.

This is the largest monument in Sarajevo to date, symbolizing the courage, resistance, and heroism of the heroes who defended this city from aggression.

The grandiose monument in the form of a stylized bird is part of the Žuč Memorial Complex. The wingspan of the "Wings of Freedom" is 25 meters, and its height is 16 meters. The monument will be illuminated and visible from numerous locations in Sarajevo.

The total investment by the Municipality of Novi Grad Sarajevo to date at the Golo Brdo site, where the "Wings of Freedom" was built, amounted to 1,330,000 KM, of which 548,000 KM was allocated for the purchase of approximately 80,000 square meters of land, while the construction of the "Wings of Freedom" monument cost 665,000 KM, and 120,000 KM was spent on the project of trenches and ditches.

The project was financially supported by the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs of KS with funds in the amount of 375,000 KM and the Public Institution Memorial Fund of KS in the amount of 122,000 KM. Also, the Municipality of Novo Sarajevo financially supported the creation of the conceptual design of this monument.

The conceptual design of the monument was selected through a competition conducted in cooperation with three municipalities - Novi Grad, Novo Sarajevo, Vogošća, and the Memorial Fund in 2015. From the proposed solutions, the "Wings of Freedom" solution by authors Hamdija and Emir Salihović was chosen.

In addition to the "Wings of Freedom" monument, outdoor landscaping around the monument is planned, for which an agreement has been signed between the Municipality and the Canton of Sarajevo, and a museum will be built in the future.

Furthermore, the Municipality of Novi Grad Sarajevo is working on a project to widen the road from the "House of Liberators" to Golo Brdo to ensure easier access to this historically important site.

As a place of permanent commemoration and remembrance of the heroic battles, the Municipality built the House of Liberators on Žuč in 2018, the entrance gate to the Memorial Complex.

"We invite the families of martyrs and fallen soldiers, disabled war veterans, demobilized soldiers, their families, civilian victims of the past war, and all other citizens, patriots, to come to Golo Brdo on Saturday to jointly mark the Day of Defense and Victory on Žuč, to remember all those who deserve credit for the freedom we live in today," announced the Municipality of Novi Grad Sarajevo.