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Istanbul Armenian Genocide memorial

Turkey · built 1919

The Istanbul Armenian Genocide memorial (or hushardzan, in Armenian), according to some sources, was a monument that became the first memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide. According to the relevant sources, it was erected in 1919 at a site now partly located within today's Gezi Park, near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. The monument was located on the premises of the former Pangaltı Armenian Cemetery. In 1922, during the Turkish National Movement, the monument was dismantled and subsequently lost under unknown circumstances.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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