On May 30, 1999, the Monument to the Battle of Monte Cassino was unveiled. The monument is located in the Śródmieście district of Warsaw, on the square between ul. Gen. Andersa and the gate of the Krasiński Garden on the axis of the entrance to the State Archaeological Museum in the Warsaw Arsenal.
Monument to the Battle of Monte Cassino in Warsaw, photo: Wikipedia
The monument in the square next to the Krasiński Garden was unveiled by Irena Anders, assisted by the Representative Company of the Polish Army, as part of the celebration of the 55th anniversary of the battle.
The monument was designed by: sculptor Kazimierz Gustaw Zemła and architect Wojciech Zabłocki. It is made of reinforced concrete covered with white Bianco Carrara marble and its weight was 220 tons. To stabilize the ground for the 70-ton column, which is the highest element of the composition, six-meter piles were driven into the ground.
The monument depicts a headless Nike with signs of struggle and mutilation, emerging from a shattered column tied with a sash.
source - Wikipedia
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