Меморіал героям Варшавського повстання Memorial to the Heroes of the Warsaw Uprising

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The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 went down in history as a battle not only for the Polish capital, but also for the future of the country. As a sign of eternal memory of the participants in the uprising, the city authorities decided to erect a monument, and in 1989 its official opening took place. The sculptural group depicts soldiers of the Home Army who, like ghosts, rise from the ruins of the destroyed city and enter the battle. The author of the monument's design was the Polish sculptor Jacek Budyn. According to the author's plan, the monument depicts two groups of participants in the uprising. One of them defends the barricades, and the second group descends into the sewer manhole. Sewer pipes became the main means of movement of the insurgents in the city, and one of these pipes has still been preserved near the memorial.