Khojaly Massacre Memorial (Baku) Explained

Monument Name:Khojaly Massacre Memorial
Native Name:Ana Harayı
Location:Khatai raion, Baku, Azerbaijan
Designer:Aslan Rustamov
Mahmud Rustamov
Teymour Rustamov
Type:Memorial
Material:Bronze, granite boulder
Height:8.6m
Complete:2007
Open:2008
Dedicated To:Victims 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 the figure made from bronze.[4] The height of the memorial altogether is 8.6 m. 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

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Notes and References

  1. http://ru.president.az/articles/1677 Ильхам Алиев принял участие в церемонии почтения памяти жертв Ходжалинской трагедии
  2. http://ru.president.az/articles/4388 Ильхам Алиев принял участие в шествии по случаю 20-й годовщины Ходжалинского геноцида
  3. http://ru.president.az/articles/7437 Ильхам Алиев принял участие в церемонии почтения памяти жертв Ходжалинской трагедии
  4. http://www.today.az/view.php?id=43316 New memorial to Khojaly tragedy to be erected in Baku
  5. http://www.trend.az/life/socium/1143941.html К годовщине Ходжалы в Баку будет открыт обновленный памятник "Ана Харайи"