MONUMENTS

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MONUMENT TO THE VICTIMS OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE


1965


State index: 1.5.15

Architect: Rafael Israelyan

Sculptor: Ara Harutyunyan

 

Located at the corner of the intersection of Gajegortsner and Nubarashen Streets. Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

The composition includes a basalt obelisk (height 2.40 meters), set on a paved area, and a rectangular fountain. In the upper half of the obelisk is a bas-relief of an eagle with the sign of eternity, symbolizing the reborn and eternal Armenia.

Below it's engraved:

:ՌՋԺԵ (Armenian letters indicating date) - (1915) year.

 

On the narrow side surface of the obelisk is carved:

“IN MEMORY

IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT

GENOCIDE

ON THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

FROM THE PEOPLE

QUARTAL

1915-1965”.

 

“Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage” SNCO

Yerevan Municipality


Gajegortsner Str.