MONUMENTS

The statue of Garegin Nzhdeh (Garegin Ter-Harutyunyan, 1886-1955), a political, military, and statesman of the First Republic of Armenia, a national ideologist, philosopher, commander of a number of battles against the Turkish armed forces, and leader of the struggle for the existence of Mountainous Armenia, is located in front of the third Government building, on the edge of Hanrapetutyan Street.

The bronze statue is placed on a pedestal, with which it merges, forming a whole. Nzhdeh is depicted in a long military uniform, standing firmly, proudly, and confidently on his native land. His gaze is directed towards the distance, towards the future. With his left hand, he tightly clasps his cloak, and with his right he points to his winged words carved on the basalt inclined platform in front:

GOD, NATION, HOMELAND, TO LIVE AND ACT ONLY FOR THAT WORTH DIEING FOR, AND TO DIE ONLY FOR THAT WORTH LIVING FOR.

A PEOPLE WHOSE SONS ARE NOT EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW AND DEATH WILL NOT HAVE A VICTORIOUS HOMELAND.

GAREGIN NZHDEH

Beneath the statue, on the opened page of the bronze sheets attached to the overcoat, Nzhdeh's words are engraved: "MY SOUL HAS TWO SUPPORTS: GOD AND HOMELAND."

The height of the statue is 5.7 m, the total height is 6.7 m. It is a tribute to the great Armenian, which not only preserves his memory, but also transmits his ideas to generations, educating with national spirit and moral strength. Behind the statue is the Park of Cross-Stones, where copies of 17 cross-stones from Western Armenia and Old Julfa are presented (2014).