The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Sofia the capital of Bulgaria

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By the side of Saint Sofia the oldest church in Sofia and the source of the city's name the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior commemerates the fallen soldiers in Bulgaria's wars. Here the eternal flame burns bright. Here ceremonies involving the President of Bulgaria and foreign state leaders are performed. The monument was designed by Nikola Nikolov and opened on 22 September 1981. The stone inscription features a verse of a patriotic poem "The New Graveyard Above Slivnitsa 1885" by Bulgaria's foremost national writer Ivan Vazov. Loosely translated it reads."They died for you oh Bulgaria!/ Only you were worthy of them!/ Only they Mother! were worthy of you!/

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Location: Sofia Bulgaria
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