Sardarapat Memorial

Sardarapat Memorial

Sardarapat Memorial is located in Armavir, Armenia, 25 kilometers from Echmiadzin [Sketches of the Soviet Union - Page 145 by Anton Refregier - 1978] . In 1968 during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Sardarapat that took place in May 22–26, 1918 a memorial park was laid out on the spot of the battlefield. [Diaspora, Identity and Religion: new directions in theory and research - Page 90 by Waltraud Kokot]

The entrance is flanked by huge winged oxen made of red tuff. A flight of steps leads to a square from which a 26-metre-high bell tower rises. The beautiful trellis structure with its nine bells can be seen from afar. The bells ring every year on the day of the historic victory. The monument is guarded by massive ancient style Armenian-winged lions, and is flanked by a memorial garden for Karabakh(Arstakh) martyrs.

Sardarapat Memorial is a symbol of pride and survival, the Sardarapat Memorial marks the place of Armenia's successful last-ditch effort to save the nation from obliteration at the hands of the Turks in the Battle of Sardarapat on May 22-26, 1918. Against tremendous odds, and during the haunting backdrop of genocide during the previous few years, Armenia's makeshift army rebuffed the Turkish troops and safeguarded the small portion of historic Armenia, what became the current republic as it stands today. On the grounds of the historic battle one can today visit the Sardarapat Ethnography and Liberation Movement History Museum adjacent to the outdoor monument.

References

ee also

*Armenian Genocide
*Turkish-Armenian War
*Battle of Sardarapat

External links

* [http://www.hyevideo.com/video/172 Sartarabad memorial in Armenia]
* [http://sketchup.google.es/3dwarehouse/details?mid=62cccea76b1701925918b51a266e53d4 3D MODEL]


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