Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
A hundred years ago, Władysław Grabski's government decided to build the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw. The monument, commemorating all those who died anonymously for their country, was unveiled on November 2, 1925. The remains of the unknown soldier, brought from the Cemetery of the Defenders of Lviv, were ceremonially interred under the colonnade of the then Saxon Palace. Today, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands in the same spot, on Marshal Józef Piłsudski Square, and forms part of the three central arcades of the Saxon Palace, destroyed during World War II. It is a place of national remembrance. An eternal flame burns there, and soldiers from the Representative Regiment of the Polish Army stand as a guard of honour 24 hours a day, year-round.
A hundred years ago, Władysław Grabski's government decided to build the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw. The monument, commemorating all those who died anonymously for their country, was unveiled on November 2, 1925. The remains of the unknown soldier, brought from the Cemetery of the Defenders of Lviv, were ceremonially interred under the colonnade of the then Saxon Palace. Today, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands in the same spot, on Marshal Józef Piłsudski Square, and forms part of the three central arcades of the Saxon Palace, destroyed during World War II. It is a place of national remembrance. An eternal flame burns there, and soldiers from the Representative Regiment of the Polish Army stand as a guard of honour 24 hours a day, year-round.
