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  • Monument in Aix en Provence, France.

    TitleMonument in Aix en Provence, France.
    Type of MemorialInscription, Monumental Sculpture,
    Sponsor(s)Local French-Armenian community members.
    Architect/Designer/ArtistArtist: "Toros"
    PlacementThe sculpture of a kneeled man, with open arms, is placed on a five foot pedestal against a high wall.
    Physical SettingSituated in the “Place of Armenia” in a flat street level.
    Tourist AmenitiesYes
    Map DesignationPlace d’Arménie
    Physical ConditionPartially damaged by the elements.
    InscriptionIn the memory of the two million Armenians massacred by the Turks during the first genocide of the 20th century 1894 – 1922. (Translated from Armenian and French).
    LocationPlace d’Arménie
    Aix en Provence, France
    Construction BeganEarly 1980s
    Construction Completed1983
    Dedication Date1983
    History of OwnershipOwned by city of Aix en Provence, France.
    Additional InformationKidd, Kristen. “Perpetual Reminders,” Armenian International Magazine
    (April 1999), pp. 48-50.

    85 Commémoration du Génocide des Arméniens. Publication du Comité uni pour la Commémoration du Génocide arménien. Montréal, 2000.

    Editorial Broad of Armenian Encyclopedia. The Armenian Question. Yerevan: 1996.
      

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