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Memorials
Up to 200
Armenian churches and monasteries in Turkish territories
were burned and some 2150 ruined in the beginning of the 20th
century.
According to UNESCO
information for 1974, 464 out of 913 Armenian buildings were
wiped off the earth, 252 ruined and 197 need general repair.
Monument
of the
victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide
St. Sarkis
Armenian Apostolic Church, Tehran,
Iran
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Architect:
Seroj Sukazian (first stage)
1969-71
Dedication Date: April 24, 1973
Construction: The construction was done in
two stages that involved two
sets of design ideas and two
sets of construction
processes. The first stage
included a simple central
monument to be surrounded by
a pink
wall. The
second stage included the
removal and replacement of
the central monument with
the present one. Material:
White Marble. |
Monument of the
victims of the 1915 Armenian
Genocide
St. Amenaprkich
Vank Cathedral,
New Julfa, Isfahan,
Iran
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Designer: Albert Adjemian
(1974)
Architect: Erevand Saponchian
Dedication Date:
April 24, 1975
Construction: The monument has a
central tower-like element
which symbolizes the
renovation of life after the
genocide. The tower
signifies the revival of the
remaining Armenian culture.
This tower is surrounded by
tombstone-like figures,and
has an eternal fire
container and a two
dimensional cross figure at
its base.
There was a water fountain,
which was replaced by an
eternal fire in 1985. Most
of the construction was done
by the members of the
Armenian community of New
Julfa on a volunteer basis.
Material used: Azbestis concrete. |
Monument
of the
victims of the 1915 Armenian
Genocide
St. Gregory The Illustrator Church, Tehran,
Iran
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Designer:
Henrik Khachaturian (2003)
Dedication Date: April
18,
2004
Construction:
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Monument of Komitas
Paris, France
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Designer/Architect: David Babayan - Yerevantsi (2001)
Dedication Date: April 24, 2003
Construction:
The monument of Commemorates the
Armenian Genocide of 1915 and honors the French-Armenians
who died during the first and second World Wars,
sits on a pedestal that is 2
meters high. The statue of Komitas is 4 meters high and made
from bronze. Until the genocide of
1915, the Reverend Father Komitas collected the songs of
oral tradition of the Armenian people and had them
retranscript. In the memory of the voluntary engaged
Armenian fighters and resistants who died for France.
Inscription: In homage to
Komitas; composer, musicologist and to the 1.5 million
victims of the Armenian Genocide, committed in the Ottoman
Empire in 1915
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