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Газиместан Gazimestani | |
 Gazimestan monument | |
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| 42°41′26″N 21°7′25″E / 42.69056°N 21.12361°E | |
| Location | 5 km (3.1 mi) from Pristina, Kosovo |
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| Designer | Aleksandar Deroko |
| Type | memorial, tower |
| Material | stone |
| Height | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Completion date | 1953 |
| Dedicated to | fallen Serbian soldiers at the Battle of Kosovo (1389) |
Gazimestan (Serbian Cyrillic: Газиместан, Serbian pronunciation: [ɡaziměstaːn], Albanian: Gazimestani) is the name of a memorial site and monument commemorating the Battle of Kosovo (1389), situated about 6–7 kilometres southeast of the actual battlefield, known as the Kosovo field. Gazimestan is accessible from the Pristina–Mitrovica highway, on a 50-metre-high hill above the plain, ca. 5 km northwest of Pristina. Every year, on Vidovdan (St. Vitus Day), 28 June, a commemoration is held by the monument, which in later years is also covered by an image of Prince Lazar, who led the Serbian army at the Battle of Kosovo.