The Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Warsaw

This is located in the Saxon Gardens. The guard is changed every hour, and groups of soldiers march back and forth between the tomb and the Ranziwill Palace. Changing of the guard takes place every Sunday at noon.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is dedicated to all Polish soldiers who died in battle and their place of burial is unknown. It is situated under what has remained of the great palace and walls that used to stand here before WW2, originally built by king Augustus II of Saxony.
Every day at 12:00 (midday) you can see the change of the guards, a tradition kept and cherished.
On August 15 every year, the day of the Polish armed forces, the central ceremony is conducted here.

The Tomb of the Unknown Solider stands in Pilsudaki Square under arches that are all that is left of the Saxon Palace colonnade, the rest of which was destroyed during World War II. Thankfully the tomb escaped this destruction and it still stands as a monument to Polish soldiers who fought for their country. The tomb and eternal flame is guarded 24 hours a day by two soldiers. Like similar monuments in other countries the tomb is a good place to think, reflect, give thanks and perhaps contemplate our own responsibilities to the world we live in and to the people, community, of that world.

I often took walks through Warsaw at night while living there and one of my most favorite places to visit that i stumbled across was the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

I find it to be most breath taking at night. I have been lucky enough to see the changing of the guards which takes place a couple times a day. The guards are there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

The tomb has remains of many unknown soldiers and is located on the old grounds that once was Saxon Palace. The back drop on the tomb is Saxon Gardens, which is a garden filled with beautiful statues and a beautiful fountain.

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Metropolitan is the most beatyfull obseve point in Warsaw. On the 5 th. floor you can see wonderfull panorama.
In the center of building, you can see nice fountain (on the photo).
You musn't pay anything for see atractive "water show" and for get into observe point.

Poland's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was constructed in 1925 beneath the arcades of the 17th-century Saxon Palace, a huge and majestic structure in Pilsudski Square. When the Nazis blew up the palace in 1944, amazingly, the only part of the building to survive was the fragment standing directly over the tomb. The surviving fragment has been repaired and today stands over the tomb, its sheared-off edges and columns still visible. The tomb includes an eternal flame and is guarded at all times by two soldiers.

Behind the tomb is the most wonderful garden with exquisite water features and statues. It was a public holiday when we were there, and they had a brass band playing there and it seemed to me like half of Warsaw was in the garden enjoying it with their families.

Poland is a country with a history. We`ve been attacked since our beginning thanks to our "very fortunate" location between the 2 countries that had never really seemed to like each other- Russia and Germany. The place in between the Eastern and Western Europe wasn`t the smartest choice and we have felt it on our own skin through centuries. We`ve been getting our butts kicked, been parted, tortured and killed- but never forgotten who we really are- that we`re Poles. The Tomb of Unknown Soldier is a very important place in Warsaw- it is a tomb with soil from all the battlefields on which the Polish men fought for their freedom and independence. Soldiers guard it day and night, 24/7, in heat, rain and cold. There are big celebrations at the Tomb on our national holidays- aspecially on November 11th, which is our Independence Day. The people of Warsaw, the President and many important people come to pay tribute to those brave men and put red and white flowers all over the place. You shouldn`t miss this place- it is very important. After you see it you can take a walk through the Saski park in the back of the Tomb- you will see a beautiful fountain, many sculptures and art pieces. Have a rest and enjoy!