Monument to the Unknown Soldier (Sofia)
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The Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia is a national memorial honoring Bulgaria’s unidentified fallen soldiers, located in the historic center near the city’s ancient Saint Sofia Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bulgaria’s unknown soldier (memorial grave) | 1 |
| Monument to the Unknown Soldier (Sofia) canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| architect | Nikola Nikolov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Bulgarian soldiers fallen in wars
ⓘ
unidentified fallen soldiers ⓘ |
| coordinates | 42.695°N 23.334°E ⓘ |
| country | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Bulgarian war dead
ⓘ
unknown Bulgarian soldier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Nikola Nikolov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
eternal flame
ⓘ
inscription dedicated to fallen soldiers ⓘ memorial wall ⓘ stone lion sculpture ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | lion as symbol of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national symbol of remembrance ⓘ |
| honors | unknown soldiers of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| inauguratedOn | 22 September 1981 ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Bulgarian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sofia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sredets district NERFINISHED ⓘ historic center of Sofia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Gallery for Foreign Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Sofia Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | place between Saint Sofia Church and the former royal palace ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| opened | 1981 ⓘ |
| operator | Bulgarian state authorities ⓘ |
| partOf |
memorials to unknown soldiers
ⓘ
national monuments of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
site of annual remembrance ceremonies on national holidays
ⓘ
visited by foreign dignitaries ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | site of official state ceremonies ⓘ |
| theme |
national memory
ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ sacrifice in war ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration of war dead
ⓘ
laying of wreaths by officials ⓘ military remembrance ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bulgaria’s unknown soldier (memorial grave)