Red Army Memorial

The Soviet War Memorial in , , more formally known as the Heroes' Monument of the Red Army, is located at Vienna's . The semi-circular white marble colonnade partially enclosing a twelve-metre figure of a Soviet soldier was unveiled in 1945.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: memorial in Landstraße, Austria
  • Also known as: “Soviet War Memorial”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karlskirche and Belvedere.

Church
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The is a Baroque church in the Karlsplatz in , Austria. The church is dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo, a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation. The church is located on the border of and the , the city centre. is situated 330 metres west of Red Army Memorial.

Park
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The is a historic building complex in consisting of two Baroque palaces, the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a Baroque park landscape in the third district of the city, on the south-eastern edge of its centre. is situated 610 metres southeast of Red Army Memorial.

Theater building
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The Wiener , commonly shortened to , is a concert hall in , Austria, which is located in the district. The building opened in 1870 and is the home of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra. is situated 380 metres northwest of Red Army Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wieden and Naschmarkt.

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is the fourth district of . Its north border is the Vienna river, the Prinz Eugen Straße the east and the Gürtel the south.

Locality
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The is a popular fruit and vegetable market in . Located at the Wienzeile over the Wien River, it is about 1.5 kilometres long. Originally known as Aschenmarkt, it started to be called the Naschmarket around 1820.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Red Army Memorial

Latitude
48.198° or 48° 11′ 53″ north
Longitude
16.3763° or 16° 22′ 35″ east
Inception
1945
Open location code
8FWR59XG+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 187078721
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q177008
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Red Army Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ֆաշիզմից Ավստրիայի ազատագրման ժամանակ զոհված խորհրդային զինվորների հուշարձան”
  • Catalan: “Memorial a l’exèrcit soviètic”
  • Catalan: “Memorial de l’exercit soviètic”
  • Chinese: “红军英雄纪念碑”
  • French: “mémorial de l’Armée rouge”
  • French: “Mémorial de l’Armée rouge”
  • German: “Befreiungsdenkmal”
  • German: “Heldendenkmal der Roten Armee”
  • German: “Russendenkmal”
  • Italian: “Monumento agli Eroi dell’Armata Rossa”
  • Korean: “붉은 군대 영웅 기념물”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Bohaterów Armii Czerwonej w Wiedniu”
  • Russian: “Памятник советским воинам, погибшим при освобождении Австрии от фашизма”
  • Serbian: “Споменик совјетским војницима (Беч)”
  • Serbian: “Споменик совјетским војницима”
  • Spanish: “Heldendenkmal der Roten Armee”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a los Heroes del Ejercito Rojo”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a los Héroes del Ejército Rojo”
  • Turkish: “Kızıl Ordu Kahramanları Anıtı”
  • Ukrainian: “Радянський військовий меморіал (Відень)”
  • Ukrainian: “Радянський військовий меморіал”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hochstrahlbrunnen and Eduard-Suess-Denkmal, Schwarzenbergplatz.

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