Brest · Belarus

Brest Fortress

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10/10

best: morning

solemn, dramatic, historic

A local would say...

Two regiments held this fortress for a month against the German army — and the music still plays for them.

A Soviet WWII memorial of extraordinary power built on the site where two regiments of soldiers held off the German invasion for an astonishing month in 1941. The entrance tunnel delivers visitors to a vast memorial complex with sombre orchestral music, an eternal flame, the giant stone Thirst statue, and the Nikalaivsky Church — the oldest in the city. The scale and atmosphere make this one of the most affecting war memorials in Europe.