Slavín

Slavín is a memorial monument and military cemetery in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

It is the burial ground of thousands of Soviet Army soldiers who fell during World War II while taking over the city in April 1945 from the occupying German Wehrmacht units and the remaining Slovak troops who supported the clero-fascist Tiso government.

It is situated on a hill amidst a rich villa quarter of the capital and embassy residences close to the centre of Bratislava.

It was constructed between 1957 and 1960 on the site of a field cemetery, and opened on April 3, 1960 on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the city's liberation.

The monument was constructed similar in kind to the Palace of Culture and Science in Stalinist architectural style.

2016 5-ruble steel coin of Russia, featuring Slavín memorial complex.
Some marked graves within the cemetery
Panorama from Slavin Memorial.