Unknown Soldier Memorial, Cairo
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The Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo is a monumental pyramid-shaped structure in Nasr City that serves as Egypt’s national memorial to its fallen soldiers and is also the burial site of President Anwar Sadat.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unknown Soldier Memorial, Cairo canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
pyramid-shaped monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Anwar Sadat
ⓘ
Third President of Egypt ⓘ |
| category |
Military memorials in Egypt
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Cairo ⓘ Pyramids in Egypt ⓘ Tombs in Egypt ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Anwar Sadat
ⓘ
surface form:
President Anwar Sadat
|
| completionDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Cairo ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Egyptian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Egyptian fallen soldiers ⓘ martyrs of the October War ⓘ martyrs of the Yom Kippur War ⓘ unknown soldiers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
burial site of Anwar Sadat
ⓘ
central empty space ⓘ hollow pyramid structure ⓘ inscribed pillars ⓘ tomb of the Unknown Soldier ⓘ |
| hasType | open-air monument ⓘ |
| height | 25 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | national monument of Egypt ⓘ |
| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Arab world ⓘ Cairo ⓘ Cairo Governorate ⓘ Greater Cairo metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Cairo
Middle East ⓘ Nasr City ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cairo International Conference Center
ⓘ
main thoroughfares of Nasr City ⓘ |
| materialUsed | concrete ⓘ |
| operator |
Egyptian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Egyptian government ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Egypt
|
| purpose |
commemoration of Egyptian war dead
ⓘ
national memorial to Egypt’s fallen soldiers ⓘ symbol of sacrifice and martyrdom ⓘ |
| shape | pyramid ⓘ |
| significantEvent | assassination and funeral of Anwar Sadat ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military commemorations
ⓘ
official wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ |
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