The Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo is a pyramid-shaped monument located in Nasr City. Its construction was ordered by president Anwar Sadat in 1974 in honor of Egyptians and Arabs who lost their lives in the 1973 October War. It was inaugurated in October 1975.
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.
The site was designed by the artist Sami Rafi, a professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo. The site was also chosen for the president's tomb after his assassination in October 1981. A small memorial to those who died in the 1973 war is also present in the 6th of October Panorama.
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