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The Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw, also known as the Warsaw Nike, is a statue located at the intersection of Nowy Przejazd (New Drive) and Aleja Solidarności (Solidarity Avenue) in Warsaw. ==History== The monument commemorates all those who died in the city from 1939 to 1945, including participants in the defense of Warsaw in September 1939, the participants of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Warsaw Uprising, and the victims of Nazi terror in the occupied capital. The decision to erect the monument was taken on July 30, 1956 by the Metropolitan National Council (National Council of the City of Warsaw). It announced in February, 1957 that the first competition had received 196 entries from home and abroad, but it had made no final decision. In January, 1959 there was a second contest, with the participation of the winners and the designers of the winning works from the first contest. Of the 106 entries, the ''Nike Warsaw'' sculptor Marian Konieczny won along with architects Zagremmy and Adam Konieczny. The statue shows a reclining woman rising up with a sword raised above her head in her right hand and her left hand also raised. The 10-ton sculpture is seven meters tall and six meters long. On the granite pedestal is the inscription: ''Heroes of Warsaw from 1939 to 1945'' (Bohaterom Warszawy 1939−1945). The sculpture was cast at the ''Gliwice Technical Equipment Plant'' (Gliwickie Zakłady Urządzeń Technicznych S.A.). The biggest challenge was casting the sword weighing about 1000 kg. The special design of steel bars embedded inside it makes it very strong, as, in the wind, the sword can deviate from its position by up to 15 cm. The monument was transported in two parts from Silesia to Warszawa Gdańska station, north of the site. The monument was unveiled on July 20, 1964 in Theatre Square, in front of the Grand Theatre (where the reconstructed Jabłonowski Palace now stands). The construction of the monument was financed by social contributions and the Social Capital Reconstruction Fund. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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