The Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Khatai raion, Baku, and the first public memorial in Azerbaijan dedicated to victims of the Khojaly Massacre.
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| Location | Khatai raion, Baku, Azerbaijan |
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| Designer | Aslan Rustamov Mahmud Rustamov Teymour Rustamov |
| Type | Memorial |
| Material | Bronze, granite boulder |
| Height | 8.6m |
| Completion date | 2007 |
| Opening date | 2008 |
| Dedicated to | Victims of the Khojaly Massacre |
Construction and unveiling
editThe memorial was built in 2008, funded by the local government under the impetus of president Ilham Aliyev.[1][2][3]
Design
editThe memorial consists of granite boulders lying within a gravel bed, while the figure made from bronze.[4] The 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 her heart. During construction of the memorial, sculptors were also used photographs taken Azerbaijani journalist Chingiz Mustafayev.[5]
References
edit- ^ Ильхам Алиев принял участие в церемонии почтения памяти жертв Ходжалинской трагедии (2011)
- ^ Ильхам Алиев принял участие в шествии по случаю 20-й годовщины Ходжалинского геноцида (2012)
- ^ Ильхам Алиев принял участие в церемонии почтения памяти жертв Ходжалинской трагедии (2013)
- ^ a b New memorial to Khojaly tragedy to be erected in Baku
- ^ К годовщине Ходжалы в Баку будет открыт обновленный памятник "Ана Харайи"