▁the ▁giant ▁figure ▁of ▁a ▁dead ly ▁wounded ▁e agle ▁with ▁its ▁tal ons ▁turned ▁up ▁and ▁wings ▁spread ▁out . ▁The ▁e agle ▁person ifies ▁the ▁defeated ▁enemy ▁lying ▁on ▁laid - down ▁flags , ▁another ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁enemy , ▁while ▁the ▁broken ▁ch ains ▁symbol ise ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁people ▁from ▁ens lav ement . ▁The ▁e agle ▁cast ▁in ▁black ▁bronze ▁creates ▁a ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁e agle ▁car ved ▁in ▁light - col oured ▁stone , ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁peace , ▁freedom ▁and ▁justice , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁taken ▁together ▁symbol ise ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁good ▁over ▁evil . ▁An ▁interesting ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁mem orial ▁is ▁an ▁authentic ▁can non ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁led ge ▁at ▁about ▁half ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁mon ol ith . ▁The ▁practice ▁of ▁incorpor ating ▁real ▁can n ons , ▁the ▁most ▁straightforward ▁symbols ▁of ▁war fare , ▁into ▁war ▁mem orial s ▁was ▁quite ▁common ▁in ▁Greece , ▁France ▁and ▁Bulg aria ▁in ▁the ▁inter war ▁period , ▁symbol izing ▁the ▁bra very ▁of ▁the ▁war riors . ▁ ▁Consider ing ▁that ▁mem orial s ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁„ a ▁rock “ ▁or ▁„ a ▁mountain “ ▁were ▁also ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁icon ography ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁Ve hov sk oj ▁followed ▁the ▁traditional ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁mem orial s ▁in ▁every ▁aspect ▁. ▁ ▁Location ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁and ▁the ▁mem orial ▁o