Best War Memorial
The Atomic Bomb Dome is the preserved skeletal remains of the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, located near the hypocenter of the first atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. Designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel and completed in 1915, the building's steel dome framework survived the bla...
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Cenotaph is a concrete, saddle-shaped monument designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange and unveiled in 1952. Located in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, it houses a stone chest containing the registry of names of individuals who died as a result of the 1945 atomic b...
The Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig is a 91-metre-tall memorial completed in 1913 to mark the centenary of the Battle of Leipzig. The 1813 battle, also called the Battle of the Nations, saw coalition armies defeat Napoleon's forces. Built largely of concrete and granite, the monumen...
The India Gate is a war memorial located in New Delhi, India, designed by British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. Standing 42 meters tall, it was officially completed in 1931 and is built in the style of a triumphal arch. The structure serves as a memorial to approximately 70,000 soldiers of the Britis...
The Cenotaph is a stone war memorial on Whitehall in central London, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. First built in wood and plaster for the Allied Victory Parade in 1919, the permanent Portland stone version was unveiled in 1920 as Britain's official national memorial to the First World War dead. It...
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a national monument located at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, United States. Dedicated in 1921, the memorial honors unidentified American service members who died in military conflicts, beginning with World War I. The sarcophagus is under continuous, 24-h...
The Menin Gate is a First World War memorial in Ypres, Belgium, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield and unveiled in 1927. Its walls bear the names of over 54,000 Commonwealth soldiers who died in the Ypres Salient and have no known grave. The site is located along the route soldiers took to the front...
The Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial is a 41.7-meter stone monument situated on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. Completed in 1960, the structure honors the Ottoman soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I. The design features four large columns that create a distinct...
The Shrine of Remembrance is a large war memorial located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, completed in 1934. It was originally built to honor the men and women of Victoria who served in the First World War and has since been dedicated to all Australians who have served in armed conflicts. The cla...
The Motherland Monument is a colossal stainless-steel statue located in Kyiv, Ukraine, standing 62 meters tall atop a museum building. Officially opened in 1981 by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, it serves as the centerpiece of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War. Th...
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch is a triumphal arch located at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, New York. Designed by architect John H. Duncan, it was completed in 1892 and dedicated to the defenders of the Union during the American Civil War. The granite and limestone structure features sculptural rel...
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch is a Romanesque Revival triumphal arch located in Bushnell Park in Hartford, Connecticut. Completed in 1886 and designed by architect George Keller, it honors the 4,000 citizens of Hartford who served in the American Civil War, including 400 who died. The struc...
Tugu Negara is Malaysia's national monument in Kuala Lumpur, a bronze sculpture by Felix de Weldon unveiled in 1966 to honor fallen soldiers.
India Gate is a neoclassical arch monument located in New Delhi. Constructed in 1931 by architect Edwin Lutyens, it serves as a memorial to Indian soldiers who died during World War I. Approximately 70,000 names of these fallen soldiers are inscribed on the structure. The gate remains a significant...
The MacArthur Landing Memorial in Palo, Leyte, depicts General Douglas MacArthur and six companions returning to the Philippines in 1944.
The Askari Monument in Dar es Salaam honors African soldiers who served in the British Carrier Corps during the First World War.
The National Memorial Arch is a monumental neoclassical arch in Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania. Dedicated in 1917, it commemorates George Washington's Continental Army and its winter encampment at Valley Forge in 1777-1778 during the American Revolutionary War. Designed by arc...
The Alyosha Monument is an 11-metre Soviet soldier statue erected in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in 1957 to commemorate Soviet casualties of World War II.
The Arco della Vittoria (Arch of Victory) in Genoa, Italy, is a monumental triumphal arch designed by architect Marcello Piacentini and inaugurated on May 31, 1931, in Piazza della Vittoria to commemorate Italians who died during World War I. Standing 28 meters tall, the arch incorporates neoclassic...
Shinto shrine established in Tokyo in 1869 to enshrine Japan's war dead; politically controversial for including Class-A war criminals convicted after World War II.
