located Within the memorial are the Monumental Gateway, which consists of two tall pylons leading to a large concrete slab, and the Túmulo do Soldado Desconhecido (Tomb of the Unknowns), which is the centerpiece of the great civic ceremonies that take place here, situated between the pylons of the gateway.

also part of the memorial are the Escultura Metálica, an abstract metallic structure that symbolizes and depicts air engines of war, and the Pirâmide Triangular (Triangular Pyramid), which is a pyramid of three surfaces, with inscriptions about the work itself.