Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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In World War I, many soldiers who were killed could not be identified. Several countries created a tomb dedicated to these anonymous soldiers.

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Canberra, Australia [edit]

The Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier

Bruxelles (Brussels), Belgium [edit]

Colonne du Congrès - Tombe du Soldat inconnu et Flamme éternelle

  • Colonne du Congrès - Congreskolom

  • Colonne du Congrès - Congreskolom

Ottawa, Canada [edit]

National War Memorial - Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier / Monument Commémoratif de Guerre du Canada - La Tombe du Soldat inconnu du Canada

  • English: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at The National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada
    Français : La Tombe du Soldat inconnu au Monument Commémoratif de Guerre du Canada à Ottawa

Paris, France [edit]

Arc de Triomphe - La Tombe du Soldat inconnu

  • Arc de Triomphe in Paris

  • Photo taken on 2006 July 14

Athens, Greece [edit]

Μνημείο του Αγνώστου Στρατιώτη

  • Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Greek Parliament building

Delhi, India [edit]

Amar Jawan Jyoti

  • The tomb of the Unkown Soldier in New Delhi, Delhi. A flame known as the Amar Jawan Jyoti (the flame of the immortal soldier) is kept perpetually alive here.

Rome, Italy [edit]

The Tomb of the Milite Ignoto in the Altare della Patria (Vittoriano)

  • The Vittoriano in Rome, tomb of the Unknown Soldier

  • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

  • Sacellum of the Unknown Soldier, inside the Vittoriano

Warsaw, Poland [edit]

Grób Nieznanego Żołnierza

  • English: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    Polski: Grób Nieznanego Żołnierza
  • English: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    Polski: Grób Nieznanego Żołnierza
  • English: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    Polski: Grób Nieznanego Żołnierza
  • English: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    Polski: Grób Nieznanego Żołnierza
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    English: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    Polski: Grób Nieznanego Żołnierza
  • English: Tomb as seen from the Saxonian Garden
    Polski: Grób widoczny z Ogrodu Saskiego
  • English: Interior of the tomb with eternal flame

Moscow, Russia [edit]

Могила Неизвестного Солдата

  • Guarding the Eternal Flame

  • Changing Honor Guard at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden of Moscow.

Belgrade, Serbia [edit]

Споменик незнаном јунаку

English: Monument to the Unknown Hero

Kiev, Ukraine [edit]

English: The Ukrainian Tomb of The Unknown Warrior
Українська: Могила невідомого солдата, Київ

  • The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Kiev

London, United Kingdom [edit]

English: The British Tomb of The Unknown Warrior

  • The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey in London

  • President Barack Obama, assisted by members of the U.S. military, lays a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey in London, England, May 24, 2011

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