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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MONUMENT TO BE BUILT ON CAMPUS
US Fed News
May 22, 2014 Thursday 11:44 AM EST
FRESNO, Calif., May 22 -- California State University Fresno issued
the following press release:
A monument will be built on the California State University, Fresno
campus to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
in April 2015.
The Campus Planning Committee approved the monument, which will
be funded through private contributions to the Armenian Genocide
Centennial Committee, an umbrella association established to plan a
variety of commemorative events for the anniversary.
The monument will be erected near the east end of the campus Rose
Garden. Designed by Fresno architect Paul Halajian, its principal
components will be nine columns arranged in a circular pattern and
angled inwards. The nine pillars represent the six provinces of
historic Armenia, Cilicia, the Diaspora and the Republic of Armenia.
The columns will gradually descend in height around the circle, with
the first measuring 19 feet high and the last 15 to underscore the
significance of the year 1915. An incomplete halo will be set above
the columns, symbolizing both the fracture left by the Genocide and
the unity of the Armenian people.
The material used will be beton brut, an architectural concrete left
unfinished or roughly-finished after pouring, and an indigenous stone
from Armenia called tufa.
Fresno State Armenian Studies Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian said
the memorial and the Centennial observance have three themes:
Commemoration and remembrance of the Armenian Genocide.
Education about genocides throughout the world.
Inspiration from the lives of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide
have inspired future generations with their contribution to the
countries where they took refuge.
Dr. Sergio La Porta, Fresno State Armenian Studies professor and chair
of the Genocide Centennial Committee, said the 100th anniversary is
a significant moment for Armenians all around the world.
"As Fresno is one of the largest and most active Armenian communities
in the Western Hemisphere, I think it resonates particularly strongly
here," said LaPorta. "It is home to a proud and resilient Armenian
community and is an especially poignant place to commemorate those
who died in the Genocide and those who toiled afterwards to insure
that we would have a much better world to live in."
As many as 1.5 million Armenians lost their lives in the period
1915-1923 at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish government.
For more information, contact the centennial committee at
[email protected]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
US Fed News
May 22, 2014 Thursday 11:44 AM EST
FRESNO, Calif., May 22 -- California State University Fresno issued
the following press release:
A monument will be built on the California State University, Fresno
campus to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
in April 2015.
The Campus Planning Committee approved the monument, which will
be funded through private contributions to the Armenian Genocide
Centennial Committee, an umbrella association established to plan a
variety of commemorative events for the anniversary.
The monument will be erected near the east end of the campus Rose
Garden. Designed by Fresno architect Paul Halajian, its principal
components will be nine columns arranged in a circular pattern and
angled inwards. The nine pillars represent the six provinces of
historic Armenia, Cilicia, the Diaspora and the Republic of Armenia.
The columns will gradually descend in height around the circle, with
the first measuring 19 feet high and the last 15 to underscore the
significance of the year 1915. An incomplete halo will be set above
the columns, symbolizing both the fracture left by the Genocide and
the unity of the Armenian people.
The material used will be beton brut, an architectural concrete left
unfinished or roughly-finished after pouring, and an indigenous stone
from Armenia called tufa.
Fresno State Armenian Studies Professor Barlow Der Mugrdechian said
the memorial and the Centennial observance have three themes:
Commemoration and remembrance of the Armenian Genocide.
Education about genocides throughout the world.
Inspiration from the lives of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide
have inspired future generations with their contribution to the
countries where they took refuge.
Dr. Sergio La Porta, Fresno State Armenian Studies professor and chair
of the Genocide Centennial Committee, said the 100th anniversary is
a significant moment for Armenians all around the world.
"As Fresno is one of the largest and most active Armenian communities
in the Western Hemisphere, I think it resonates particularly strongly
here," said LaPorta. "It is home to a proud and resilient Armenian
community and is an especially poignant place to commemorate those
who died in the Genocide and those who toiled afterwards to insure
that we would have a much better world to live in."
As many as 1.5 million Armenians lost their lives in the period
1915-1923 at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish government.
For more information, contact the centennial committee at
[email protected]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress