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War Memorial

Helsinki, Finland

National Memorial to the Winter War

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

Rovereto, Italy

Campana dei Caduti (Bell of the Fallen)

One of the world's largest swinging bells is a symbol made from the melted aftermath of war.

Whanganui, New Zealand

Whanganui War Memorial Tower

A tower made from shell rock designed to commemorate fallen soldiers in World War I.

Belfast, South Africa

Battle of Berg-en-dal Monument

A brutalist war memorial piercing through the rolling farm landscape.

The Bore Stone

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Bore Stane

This ordinary-looking rock may have played an important role in a 16th-century Scottish battle.

6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Memorial

This Civil War monument was designed by an eccentric architect and Gettysburg veteran.

Battle of Prague Monument

Prague, Czechia

Battle of Prague Monument

A small monument on the outskirts of Prague, where one of the bloodiest conflicts in the country's history was decided.

Prilep, North Macedonia

Mound of the Unbeaten

One of Bogdan Bogdanović's first spomeniks honors those who died during the People's Liberation Struggle in Macedonia.

Wallace Stone

Broxburn, Scotland

William Wallace Marker

This unassuming stone is possibly the oldest Scottish memorial to the 13th-century knight.

The Hiker Monument - Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth, Virginia

The Hiker Monument

Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

The memorial sculpture

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sheridan Memorial Park

This sculpture is dedicated to Minnesota natives who served in combat.

Aegidienkirche interior

Hanover, Germany

Aegidien Church War Memorial

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

Mount Macedon Memorial Cross

Mount Macedon, Australia

Mount Macedon Memorial Cross

A tribute to the fallen of World War I now honors all who have lost their lives to war.

The Vincent Street Fireplace

London, England

The Vincent Street Fireplace

A lasting remnant of The Blitz.

Obadov Brijeg

Danilovgrad, Montenegro

Obadov Brijeg

A swan-like monument on Obad's Hill honors those that defended the area from German invaders during WWII.

Podcast: Haitian Monument

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team March 15, 2022

Indianapolis, Indiana

Soldiers & Sailors Observatory

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city.

Waterloo, New York

The Scythe Tree

A rusted blade sticks out from the trunk of this tree, left as a memorial to a young man who left to fight in the Civil War but never returned home.