Soviet War Memorial

Treptower Park. (Open Map)
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Description

For the Soviet heroes of World War II

The Soviet War Memorial (Sowjetisches Ehrenmal) is a monument that commemorates the Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in 1945. The monument was designed by Yakov Belopolsky, with a sculpture by Yevgeny Vuchetich at the top, and was erected May 8, 1949.

The Soviet War Memorial is the main landmark of the Treptower Park. It stands 30 meters tall at the end of the steps, between 16 stone sarcophagi. The area is the final resting place for some 5000 soldiers of the Red Army.