The Monument Photo: The Monument "Mother Armenia"

The monument "Mother Armenia", located in the heart of the city of Yerevan Victory Park, is a symbol of victory and courage of the Armenian people.

Once one of the Central streets of the city was called Stalin Avenue. The Avenue was built on the site previously located here, Armenian street, on which stood a one-storey and two-storey mansions with beautiful gardens. Over time, the gardens were cut down, and the place of small houses built five-storey buildings. From hill to prospect looked Stalin – bronze statue, mounted on a high pedestal. In the early 60-ies, when the cult of Stalin's personality was debunked, a bronze statue was removed, and a black pedestal were deserted for several years. Landscape composition was gradually destroyed and only in 1967, on a vacant place was a statue of "Mother Armenia". The author of this project was made by architect A. Harutyunyan.

The height of the statue of "Mother Armenia" - 22 m. the Monument is made of hammered copper. Yerevan sculpture represents the figure of the mother, which removes the sword. At the feet of women is shield.

Later at the base of the monument opened a Museum of the Ministry of defense of Armenia, which presents many interesting exhibits of the great Patriotic and Karabakh war: personal belongings and portraits of heroes, weapons, and archival documents. In the immediate vicinity of the monument "Mother Armenia" established different models of weapons. In front of the monument at the tomb of the Unknown soldier around the clock Eternal fire.

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