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MONUMENT DEDICATED TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS TO BE ERECTED IN FRESNO
14:45, 23 February, 2015
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 23, ARMENPRESS. Events dedicated to the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will continue until September
2015. Alongside with various events, the Armenian Genocide Centennial
Committee of Fresno will organize classes dedicated to the Armenian
Genocide for the local teachers.
As reports "Armenpress" citing the official website of the Committee,
the Armenian Genocide Centennial Monument dedicated to the 1.5 million
Armenian martyrs, who perished at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish
government during the period 1915-1923, will be erected in Fresno on
April 23.
Designed by Fresno architect Paul Halajian, the monument will embody
symbols of cultural meaning to the Armenian people. Its principal
components will be arranged in a circular pattern and angled inwards,
reminiscent of the Tzitzernagapert monument in Armenia. Built from
beton brut and Tufa stones, the nine pillars that make-up the body of
the structure represent the six provinces of historic WesternArmenia
(Van, Bitlis, Dickranagerd, Kharpert, Sepastia, and Erzerum), Cilicia,
the Diaspora, and the Republic of Armenia. The pillars will gradually
descend in height around the circle, with the first measuring 19 feet
high and the last 15 feet to underscore the significance of the year
1915. An incomplete halo will be set above on top of the pillars,
symbolizing both the fracture left by the Genocide and the unity of
the Armenian people.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/795127/monument-dedicated-to-armenian-genocide-victims-to-be-erected-in-fresno.html
14:45, 23 February, 2015
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 23, ARMENPRESS. Events dedicated to the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will continue until September
2015. Alongside with various events, the Armenian Genocide Centennial
Committee of Fresno will organize classes dedicated to the Armenian
Genocide for the local teachers.
As reports "Armenpress" citing the official website of the Committee,
the Armenian Genocide Centennial Monument dedicated to the 1.5 million
Armenian martyrs, who perished at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish
government during the period 1915-1923, will be erected in Fresno on
April 23.
Designed by Fresno architect Paul Halajian, the monument will embody
symbols of cultural meaning to the Armenian people. Its principal
components will be arranged in a circular pattern and angled inwards,
reminiscent of the Tzitzernagapert monument in Armenia. Built from
beton brut and Tufa stones, the nine pillars that make-up the body of
the structure represent the six provinces of historic WesternArmenia
(Van, Bitlis, Dickranagerd, Kharpert, Sepastia, and Erzerum), Cilicia,
the Diaspora, and the Republic of Armenia. The pillars will gradually
descend in height around the circle, with the first measuring 19 feet
high and the last 15 feet to underscore the significance of the year
1915. An incomplete halo will be set above on top of the pillars,
symbolizing both the fracture left by the Genocide and the unity of
the Armenian people.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/795127/monument-dedicated-to-armenian-genocide-victims-to-be-erected-in-fresno.html