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khojaly+memorial+baku Latitude and Longitude:

40°22′59″N 49°52′26″E / 40.3830°N 49.8739°E / 40.3830; 49.8739
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Khojaly Massacre Memorial
Ana Harayı
Location Khatai raion, Baku, Azerbaijan
DesignerAslan Rustamov
Mahmud Rustamov
Teymour Rustamov
TypeMemorial
MaterialBronze, granite boulder
Height8.6m
Completion date2007
Opening date2008
Dedicated toVictims of the Khojaly Massacre

The Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Khatai raion, Baku, and the first public memorial in Azerbaijan dedicated to victims of the Khojaly Massacre.

Construction and unveiling

The memorial was built in 2008, funded by the local government under the impetus of president Ilham Aliyev. [1] [2] [3]

Design

The memorial consists of granite boulders lying within a gravel bed, while figure made from bronze. [4] Height of the memorial altogether is 8.6 m. [4] The monument depicts a mother with a dead child in her arms, which she presses to the heart. During construction of the memorial, sculptors were also used photographs taken Azerbaijani journalist Chingiz Mustafayev. [5]

References

40°22′59″N 49°52′26″E / 40.3830°N 49.8739°E / 40.3830; 49.8739


khojaly+memorial+baku Latitude and Longitude:

40°22′59″N 49°52′26″E / 40.3830°N 49.8739°E / 40.3830; 49.8739
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Khojaly Memorial (Baku))
Khojaly Massacre Memorial
Ana Harayı
Location Khatai raion, Baku, Azerbaijan
DesignerAslan Rustamov
Mahmud Rustamov
Teymour Rustamov
TypeMemorial
MaterialBronze, granite boulder
Height8.6m
Completion date2007
Opening date2008
Dedicated toVictims of the Khojaly Massacre

The Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Khatai raion, Baku, and the first public memorial in Azerbaijan dedicated to victims of the Khojaly Massacre.

Construction and unveiling

The memorial was built in 2008, funded by the local government under the impetus of president Ilham Aliyev. [1] [2] [3]

Design

The memorial consists of granite boulders lying within a gravel bed, while figure made from bronze. [4] Height of the memorial altogether is 8.6 m. [4] The monument depicts a mother with a dead child in her arms, which she presses to the heart. During construction of the memorial, sculptors were also used photographs taken Azerbaijani journalist Chingiz Mustafayev. [5]

References

40°22′59″N 49°52′26″E / 40.3830°N 49.8739°E / 40.3830; 49.8739


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