Eternal flame (Belgrade)

Eternal flame Večna vatra
Serbia
The Eternal flame in Belgrade
For the military and civilian victims of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Established	June 12, 2000
Location	44°49′09″N 20°26′13″E / 44.819039°N 20.436931°E near Ušće

The Eternal flame (Serbian: Вечна ватра or Večna vatra) is a memorial to the military and civilian victims of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. The memorial was dedicated on June 12, 2000, the first anniversary of the end of the bombing.^[1]

The memorial is located in Ušće, Belgrade, Serbia. It was opened by then-President of Serbia Milan Milutinović while the monument itself was largely the work of Mirjana Marković, the widow of former Serbian president Slobodan Milošević.

Inscription

The inscription contains quotes from the poems Jugoslavija and Domovini by Branko Miljković and a list of countries that bombed Yugoslavia.^[2]

Serbian	English translation
Југославија Све што нема ватре у себи сагори Што сагори постаје ноћ Што не изгори рађа дан Бранко Миљковић	Yugoslavia Everything that doesn't have fire in itself burns out What burns out becomes night What doesn't burn out, creates the day Branko Miljković

Serbian	English translation
Домовини И када би ме убили Волим те Бранко Миљковић	To the homeland Even if they were to kill me I love you Branko Miljković

References

1. Politika article on the memorial.
2. Politika article on the memorial.