Mother Armenia
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Mother Armenia (
Mother Armenia statue in Yerevan
The current statue replaces a monumental statue of General Secretary
In spring 1962, the statue of Stalin was removed, with one soldier being killed and many injured during the process, and in 1967, the statue of Mother Armenia, designed by Ara Harutyunyan, was installed in its place.[1]
The prototype of "Mother Armenia" was a 17-year-old girl Genya Muradian. Ara Harutyunyan met her at the store and persuaded her to pose for the sculpture.[3]
"Mother Armenia" has a height of 22 metres (72 ft), thus making the overall height of the monument 51 metres (167 ft), including the pedestal. The statue is built of hammered copper while the pedestal-museum is of basalt.[4]
Symbolism
The Mother Armenia statue symbolises peace through strength. It can remind viewers of some of the prominent female figures in Armenian history, such as Sose Mayrig and others, who took up arms to help their husbands in their clashes with Turkish troops and Kurdish irregulars. It also recalls the important status and value attributed to the older female members of an Armenian family.
Its location on a hill overlooking
Gallery
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Edged forms of the heroic looking figure -
Entrance to the military museum in the base. Historical design as a stepped portal with filigree ornaments -
View of Mother Armenia monument -
Aerial view -
Mother Armenia mourning the destruction of ancient cities, Kütahya ceramic.
See also
References
- ^ a b ""The Legend Lives On" (In Armenian)". June 23, 2018.
- ^ "Mother Armenia" needs care (In Armenian)
- ^ Amos Chappl (March 11, 2021). "Meeting 'Mother Armenia,' The Woman Behind Yerevan's Iconic Statue". RFE.
- ^ Monuments of Yerevan Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
