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The Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo is a pyramid-shaped monument in
Official Website
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The Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo is a pyramid-shaped monument in Nasr City
Nasr City ( ) forms two of the nine districts of the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is administratively divided into Nasr City West/One ''(Gharb Madinet Nasr/awwal),'' and Nasr City East/Two (''Sharq Madinet Nasr/thani''). In 2021, Nasr C ...
. Its construction was ordered by president Anwar Sadat
Muhammad Anwar es-Sadat (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until Assassination of Anwar Sadat, his assassination by fundame ...
in 1974 in honor of Egyptians and Arabs 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 monument is made of concrete and resembles a hollow pyramid, with a height of 25 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.
It was designed by the artist Sami Rafi, a professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo. A small memorial to those who died in the 1973 war is present in the 6th of October Panorama.
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Official Website
(Arabic) {{coord, 30, 03, 54, N, 31, 18, 50, E, type:landmark, display=title Buildings and structures in Cairo Tourist attractions in Cairo Buildings and structures completed in 1975 Pyramids in Egypt Monuments and memorials in Egypt Tombs of Unknown Soldiers 20th-century architecture in Egypt