Slavin+Memorial

Memorials are very popular monuments to honor someone who has died. Here in American you have most likely seen a memorial either in person or in a text book, may you've seen the Vietnam Memorial or the Lincoln Memorial before. The Slavin War Memorial is a monument built between 1957 and 1960 that not only commemorates the Red Army liberating Bratislava in April of 1945, but is a grave that withholds the names of the 6,845 Soviet soldiers in World War II that died for the city. This monument can be seen from almost any part of the city, because it sits on top of a hill. With a statue that stands eleven meters tall on the top of the monument, the giant pillar itself is 39 meters high. The statue is a Soviet soldier with a flag in his hand. In 1944 and 1945, the Red Army had liberated many cities. These Slovak cities are engraved into the base of the building. This building is built with the monumental style of Soviet war memorials, along with the typical Soviet architecture.