Monument to victims of the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash at the Military Cemetery in Warsaw
Monument to victims of the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash at the Military Cemetery in Warsaw, Memorial at Military Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland
The monument features two white stone rectangular blocks measuring 12 and 10 meters in length, positioned to represent a broken structure sinking into the ground.
The memorial honors 96 victims of the Polish Air Force Tu-154 aircraft crash that occurred near Smolensk, Russia on April 10, 2010.
The names of all casualties are inscribed on the side wall without any titles or distinctions, emphasizing the equal status of each person in this national tragedy.
The memorial site includes burial plots for 28 victims and a black stone tablet covering urns containing the remains of 12 individuals beneath the monument.
The structure incorporates Indian precambrian gneiss, known as white imperial granite, and spans an area of 12 meters by 4 meters with a height of 1 meter.
Location: Żoliborz
Location: Warsaw
Inception: 2010
Architects: Marek Moderau
Official opening: November 10, 2010
Made from material: granite, reinforced concrete, diabase, basalt
Part of: Powązki Military Cemetery
GPS coordinates: 52.25609,20.95328
Latest update: May 14, 2025 21:56
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