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Slavin War Memorial

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Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Slavin War Memorial
Phone:
+359877731414

Hours:
Sunday12am - 12am
Monday12am - 12am
Tuesday12am - 12am
Wednesday12am - 12am
Thursday12am - 12am
Friday12am - 12am
Saturday12am - 12am


Slavín is a memorial monument and military cemetery in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the burial ground of thousands of Soviet Army soldiers who fell during World War II while taking over the city in April 1945 from the occupying German Wehrmacht units and the remaining Slovak troops who supported the clero-fascist Tiso government. It is situated on a hill amidst a rich villa quarter of the capital and embassy residences close to the centre of Bratislava. It was constructed between 1957 and 1960 on the site of a field cemetery, and opened on April 3, 1960 on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the city's liberation. The monument was constructed similar in kind to the Palace of Culture and Science in Stalinist architectural style. In 1961 it was declared a National Cultural Monument. Its designer was Ján Svetlík.
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