Soviet War Memorial, War memorial in Landstraße district, Vienna, Austria
The Soviet War Memorial features a prominent black and gold soldier statue atop a marble column, surrounded by a semi-circular white colonnade at Schwarzenbergplatz.
The memorial, erected in 1945, commemorates 17,000 Red Army soldiers who died during the Vienna offensive in the final months of World War II.
The monument includes stone tablets with inscriptions in multiple languages that honor the Soviet soldiers who participated in liberating Austria from fascism.
The memorial stands near the Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain and remains accessible to visitors throughout the year, with wheelchair-friendly pathways leading to the site.
German prisoners of war and local laborers worked together to construct this 280-square-meter monument under the supervision of architect S.G. Yakovlev.
Location: Landstraße
Inception: 1945
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
GPS coordinates: 48.19802,16.37634
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:43
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