Armenian Genocide Monument Nicosia
The Armenian Genocide Monument Nicosia is a memorial in the Cypriot capital Nicosia , which is dedicated to the martyrs and survivors of the Armenian genocide of 1915–1923 in the Ottoman Empire .
It is located within the Armenian building complex on Armenia Street in Acropolis, Strovolos , which houses the Armenian Prelature Building, the Surp Asdvadzadzin Cathedral, the Armenian Nareg School, the marble Khachkar , the bust of Archbishop Zareh Aznavorian and the statue of Gregory by Narek .
Establishment
The erection of the monument was undertaken by the Armenian Prelature of Cyprus in order to have a permanent memorial of the Armenian Genocide within the Armenia Strait. The monument was founded in 1985, the 70th anniversary of the genocide, but there was no timetable for the construction of the monument at the time.
In 1989, the Armenian Prelature selected one of two formats submitted by the famous painter and architect John Guevherian, and construction began in the spring of 1990. It comprises three marble arches representing Armenia , the Armenian Diaspora, and the Armenians in the Soviet Union . In the middle of the central arch is a black granite cross made by the famous sculptor Levon Tokmajian; Tokmajian was invited to the Melkonian Educational Institute to create a series of busts for Armenian history and writing. The marble monument is located on a raised marble base and has a Greek , Armenian and English inscription from left to right .
inauguration
The Genocide Memorial was opened on April 24, 1992 in the presence of a large number of memorials by Senior Archimandrite Yeghishe Mandjikian. In 1996 some human remains of the martyrs of the genocide were buried in the monument by a delegation from the Armenian Relief Society from Markade, Deir ez-Zor desert . In 2000, more skeletons were placed inside two relics, built by donations from the Eghoyian and Tembekidjian families, and surrounded by five khachkar-like pillars built after donations from Anahid the Movsessian.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra: Book The Armenians of Cyprus (PDF; 11.8 MB) Kalaydjian Foundation. May 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ↑ a b Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra: Booklet on the Armenians of Cyprus . Kalaydjian Foundation. May 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
