| Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument | |
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| General information | |
| Type | memorial |
| Location | Bicknell Park, Montebello, California |
| Groundbreaking | 1967[1] |
| Opened | April 21, 1968[3] |
| Cost | $125,000[1] |
| Owner | City of Montebello[2] |
| Height | 75 feet (23 m) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Hrant Agbabian |
| Website | |
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The Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument, better known as Montebello Genocide Memorial, is a monument in Montebello, California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915. The monument, opened in April 1968, is a tower of eight arches supported on 75-foot-tall (23 m)[1] white concrete columns.[2] The memorial was designed by Hrant Agbabian. It is the oldest and largest memorial in the United States dedicated to the Armenian Genocide victims. The inscription on the memorial plaque reads:
Armenian Martyrs Memorial Monument: This Monument erected by Americans of Armenian descent, is dedicated to the 1,500,000 Armenian victims of the Genocide perpetrated by the Turkish Government, 1915–1921, and to men of all nations who have fallen victim to crimes against humanity.[2]
As part of the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, thousands of Armenians from different parts of Greater Los Angeles area and American politicians gather in Montebello memorial every year on April 24 and lay flowers to the victims of the genocide.[4][5]
- ^ a b c "History of the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Montebello, CA". United Armenian Council for the Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Los Angeles. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Monument at Bicknell Park in Montebello, California". Armenian National Institute. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Hovannisian 2010, p. 90.
- ^ Martin, Marc (25 April 2012). "Marches and commemorations in Southland mark Armenian genocide". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ Hovannisian, Richard (2008). The Armenian Genocide: Cultural and Ethical Legacies. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transcription Publishers. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-4128-0619-0.