Tiglachin Monument
Tiglachin | |
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ትግላችን | |
General information | |
Type | Monument |
Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Coordinates | 9°01′12″N 38°45′08″E / 9.019937°N 38.752265°E |
Inaugurated | 12 September 1984 |
Height | |
Tip | 50 m (160 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Other dimensions | 50,000 m2 (grounds) |
The Tiglachin Monument (
History
The monument sits in front of the Black Lion Hospital. The monument was inaugurated on 12 September 1984, the tenth anniversary of the overthrow of
Description
The central statue depicts three armed people (two men and a woman) and the hammer and sickle flag of Marxism.[1] It sits on a pedestal on which we can read in Amharic:
- "ለእናት አገራችንና ለአብዮታችንን ህልውና መከበር
- ሲፋለሙ የወደቁ ጀግኖች
- ተግባራቸው ህያው ነው"
It is likely that characters are missing for the last line because of an empty space that can be seen, the real version could be: ተግባራቸው ህያው ነው. The inscription would thus read:
- "The actions of the heroes who fell in the struggle for life and respect for our homeland and our revolution are immortal."
The main pillar in the back is decorated with a depiction of the Heroes' Medal, the highest honour of Communist Ethiopia, which weighs 700 kilograms and has a diameter of 2.7 m.[1] To the left and to the right of this pillar are wall reliefs. The left wall relief, deeply affected by the Marxist style, represents the revolutionary process with Mengistu Haile Mariam (top left) in military uniform at his head.[1]
On the right, Emperor
Finally, further to the left and right of the two frescoes are two small squares where you can see portraits of Cuban soldiers present in the conflict because of the alliance between the Ethiopian regime and that of Fidel Castro.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 0275976793.
- ^ Pearson, James (2016-12-01). "U.N. decapitates North Korea's statue export business". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "ALL OFFICIAL PORTRAITURE OF NORTH KOREA'S REIGNING KIM FAMILY IS MADE BY MANSUDAE ART STUDIO". Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Scity BBe". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.