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Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier Around The World
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Serbia - Monument to the Unknown Hero on Mt. Avala near Belgrade
Slovenia - Monument to the Unknown French Soldier, French Revolution Square in Ljubljana
Somalia - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Mogadishu City Centre. - A monument erected in honour of the Somali men and women who died in defense of the Somali Republic. It's popularly known as Daljirka Dahsoon, and its an important landmark in Mogadishu
Spain - Monumento a los Caídos por España, Plaza de la Lealtad in Madrid - Popularly known as the Obelisco ("Obelisk"), it is built on the same place where General Joachim Murat ordered the execution of numerous Spaniards after the Dos de Mayo Uprising of 1808. Originally inaugurated on May 2, 1840, it was re-inaugurated on November 22, 1985, by Juan Carlos I of Spain as a remembrance to all those who gave their life for Spain. An eternal flame fuelled by gas has been constantly burning on the front of the monument; Fossar de les Moreres,in Barcelona - The Fossar de les Moreres is a memorial plaza in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain), adjacent to the basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. The plaza was built over a cemetery where defenders of the city were buried following the Siege of Barcelona at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714. The plaza retains its everyday use as a public space, but also prominently features a memorial to the fallen Catalans of the war, with a torch of eternal flame and a heroic poem by Frederic Soler, "El Fossar de les Moreres"
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