Alexander Garden Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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The Alexander Garden Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a prominent World War II memorial in central Moscow honoring unidentified Soviet soldiers who died defending the nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II memorial
tomb of the unknown soldier
war memorial
architecturalStyle Soviet monumental style
commemorates Great Patriotic War
World War II
country Russia
dedicatedTo Soviet soldiers who died in World War II
defenders of the Soviet Union
unknown Soviet soldiers
guardedBy Kremlin Regiment
hasEternalFlameFrom Field of Mars eternal flame (Leningrad)
hasInscription "Имя твоё неизвестно, подвиг твой бессмертен"
hasInscriptionLanguage Russian
hasPart bronze laurel branch
bronze soldier’s helmet
eternal flame
granite tomb
heritageStatus national memorial of Russia
inception 1960s
1967
locatedIn Moscow
locatedNear Kremlin Wall
Moscow Kremlin
location Alexander Garden
central Moscow
linked to: Moscow city center
maintainedBy Government of Russia
materialUsed bronze
granite
nearbyFeature Kremlin wall tower
openingDate 1967-05-08
partOf memorials to the Great Patriotic War in Russia
significantEvent daily changing of the guard ceremony
symbolizes remembrance of unknown war dead
sacrifice of Soviet soldiers
unveiledOn 1967-05-08
usedFor commemoration on Victory Day
laying of wreaths by foreign dignitaries
state ceremonies

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Moscow city center contains Alexander Garden Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Victory Day (Russia) associatedWith Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow
linked to: Alexander Garden Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier partOf Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow
linked to: Alexander Garden Tomb of the Unknown Soldier