Monument to the victims of 2010 Smolensk air crash in Warsaw, Memorial monument at Piłsudski Square, Poland

The Monument to the victims of 2010 Smolensk air crash in Warsaw is a memorial structure located on Piłsudski Square in the Polish capital. The construction made of black granite resembles an aircraft boarding ramp and includes an underground chamber situated two meters below ground level, covered by a glass ceiling.

The memorial was inaugurated on April 10, 2018, eight years after the tragic event near Smolensk in Russia. The accident claimed 96 lives, including high-ranking representatives of the Polish state.

The inscription on the front wall reads "Pamięci ofiar tragedii smoleńskiej 10 kwietnia 2010" (In memory of the victims of the Smolensk tragedy, 10 April 2010). The names of all 96 victims are carved in alphabetical order, without any ranks or titles, so that everyone is listed equally. A light-coloured eagle emblem is placed to the right of the text.

The monument stands on the open eastern part of Piłsudski Square, beside the former military courts building now housing the Warsaw Garrison Command. Its stepped form and the 2 m deep underground section covered by a glass ceiling mean the lower level is not entered on foot; the names and inscription are read from the paved square. Police keep a round-the-clock post, and monthly anniversary gatherings can draw crowds and counter-demonstrations.

The underground part of the structure references through its design the mass graves of Katyń and thus connects two events in Polish history. The architecture creates a deliberate link between the occurrences of 1940 and 2010.