Gazimestan Memorial Tower

 tower, monument, interesting place

Gazimestan is the name of a monument to the Battle of Kosovo (which took place in 1389), situated a few km to the southeast of the Kosovo Polje field (witch is north from the monument at the confluence of the rivers Lab and Sitnica).

It is situated on a hill rising some 50 m (164 ft) above the plain. The Kosovo Field is traversed by the main road across Kosovo (Skopje-Kraljevo), the monument is some 500 m (1,640 ft) off the road to the east.

It was built in 1953 under the authority of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, in the shape of medieval tower designed by Serbian architect Aleksandar Deroko.

The name is from Turkish "gazi" (hero), ultimately from Arabic "ghazi" (warrior). The name Gazimestan could also be derived from the Serbian words "gaziti" (to walk) and "mesto" (place).