July 14, 2026

The Bulgarian city of Haskovo has a monument for soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish War, and a similar monument stands about 35 km north-west of Dhaka in the Bangladeshi town of Savar. What kind of memorial, found in many countries to honor soldiers whose names are not known, do both of these represent?

A Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
B cenotaph
C triumphal arch
D war memorial

Tombs of the Unknown Soldier became popular after World War I, when Britain and France both buried unknown soldiers in 1920. The Bulgarian city of Haskovo has a monument for soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish War, and a similar one stands in Savar, north-west of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Today many countries have their own version.

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