Unknown Soldier Memorial (Egypt)

Unknown Soldier Memorial (Egypt)
The Unknown Soldier Memorial

Many Unknown Soldier Memorials for Egyptian soldiers were constructed inside and outside Egypt. The most famous is the one in Cairo.

Unknown Soldier Memorial in (Cairo) is a pyramid-shaped monument in Nasr City, Cairo. Its construction was ordered by president Anwar Sadat in 1974 in honour of Egyptians who lost their lives in the 1973 October War. It was inaugurated in October 1975. The site was also chosen for the president's tomb after his assassination in October 1981.

The Unknown Soldier Memorial as seen from the road

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Cairo Memorial

The monument is made of concrete and resembles a hollow pyramid, with a height of 36.64 meters, and a base width of 14.3 meters. The four pillars are 1.9 meters thick, and are inscribed with 71 symbolic names. At the center of the base is a solid basalt cube representing the soldier's tomb. The memorial is open to visitors at all times.

Other Memorials

Alexandria

A Unknown Soldier monument commemorating those who lost their lives in the October War is located in El-Shohada Square, Alexandria (though of a completely different design).

October War Unknown Soldier Monument, in El-Shohada Square, Alexandria

Ad Halom area in Israel

A unknown Soldier Memorial for Egyptian Soldiers of 1948 war is present in Ad Halom

The Egyptian monument

As part of Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt a monument in the memory of the fallen Egyptian soldiers was established. It was compensation for the abandonment of Israeli obelisks in the Sinai peninsula. The inscriptions on the four edges are in Hebrew, Arabic, English and hieroglyphs.[1]

References

  1. ^ Na'aman, Ayelet (2009-04-28). "7 fascinating memorials". Ynetnews. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707888,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 

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