Pobednik monument is happy to see you
If you are a tourist, and in Belgrade for the first time, it is to be expected that you will be taken to the Kalemegdan park. And, while in the Kalemegdan park, it is to be expected that your guide will take you to see the confluence of Dunav and Sava rivers, where one of the most recognizable Belgrade monuments is located—The Victor statue (Serbian: Pobednik). Today you will discover one secret feature of the monument, which I like to think it was a sort of an Easter egg planted there by the sculptor Ivan Mestrovic. Thanks to Eniac who showed me the Easter egg, you will now also be amazed by the discovery.

The normal way to approach the statue is from behind, because in order to approach it from the front, you would have to climb a steep wall.

At this point, some visitors (mostly women and gay) begin to giggle a bit because they notice the statue is naked.

This was the same reaction the statue caused back in the twenties when it was originally placed in the city center. Because of all the giggling, male city officials decided to move it to where it is located now.

While you finally reach the statue and look up to it from the front the giggling is replaced by sounds of slight disappointment. Being that the statue is so athletic, my guess is that the expectations of what is located in front are pretty high. Alas, it seems that nothing so arousing is in Victor’s view.
To all you disappointed perverts—fear not! This is where your unofficial Belgrade guide, Belgraded.com comes in:

It is all a matter of perspective.

Yes, yes, I know, what has been seen cannot be unseen. I’m sorry about that.
UPDATE:
If that angle is not good enough for you, here’s a contribution by BGManijak on twitter [click for full size]:
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Also, check out Tony’s hi-res picture from the right angle
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The Fontana del Nettuno in Bologna, Italy has a similar effect. Somehow there seem to be no photos on the internet that show it from this flattering angle. Is this possible?
link: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2240152
Everytime some of my USA colleagues come to Belgrade we take him to Kalemegdan and of course we’re happy to tell them story about monument (how it was moved from Belgrade’s central to that location) along with view from “certain” angles
Never called it “Easter Egg” but interesting feature definately
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