MONUMENTS
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
