Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The second most visited monument in Greece after the Acropolis is that of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Parliament building in Athens.

More specifically, its visitors are estimated at over 15 million per year and among them are tourists from all over the world, as well as Greeks who either live in Attica or visit Athens for business or leisure.

Tensions in front of the Monument to the Soviet Army on the occasion of the May 9 celebrations.

Early this morning, a drone poured yellow and blue paint on the monument, as a result of which volunteers gathered to clean up before the official guests from the traditional March of the Immortal Regiment arrived at the scene.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family have left their home in the country's capital and shifted to a secret location after a large-scale protest opposing COVID vaccine mandates converged on Parliament Hill, media reports said on Saturday.

June 22 marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Soviet Union's 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany.

A small group of around 15 hooded individuals slipped past guards and splashed paint near the front entrance to Greece's Parliament building on Tuesday.

The incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m. and the assailants were able to climb up the stairs beside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and up to the front courtyard of Parliament, which is normally out of bounds for the public.

A soldier who had been serving in the Presidential Guard died on Thursday night, the Hellenic Army General Staff announced Friday.
According to a HAGS announcement, the unnamed soldier felt unwell while he was in his barracks and was transferred to the 401 military hospital in Athens where doctors confirmed his death.
The causes of death are being investigated, it added.

Defence Minister Mihai Fifor sent a message on Thursday, May 17, Heroes Day, underlining that modern Romania was achieved through the sacrifice of generations of heroes who defended the nation's ideals at the expense of their life.

A military officer helps a Presidential Guard or Evzonas to move from his position as protesters approach the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside the Greek Parliament during a rally organized by Civil Servants' union in Athens, on Monday. [Thanassis Stavrakis/AP]

The City of Athens commemorated the 73rd anniversary of the Greek capital's liberation from the Nazis with a special flag-raising ceremony on the Acropolis hill and wreath layings at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Parliament at Syntagma Square earlier today.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev begins an official visit to Greece on Friday at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Ekathimerini writes.
Radev was scheduled to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Syntagma Square and will attend an official dinner hosted by Pavlopoulos in the evening.