Monument of the Unknown Soldier
Eternal flame and bronze lion guarding a soldiers' tomb inscribed with patriotic verse.
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This guide to the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in Sofia starts with the verses carved behind its eternal flame and the poet who wrote them, Ivan Vazov. It follows him out of the city to his favourite walks on Mount Vitosha, and back again in the autumn of nineteen twenty-one. Stand by the bronze lion first, then be ready to walk a few steps around the church of Saint Sofia.
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