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  • Avenue of April 24, 1915 in Marseilles, France.

    TitleAvenue of April 24, 1915 in Marseilles, France.
    Type of MemorialInscription, Path,
    Sponsor(s)City of Marseilles & local French-Armenian community.
    Architect/Designer/ArtistArtists: Toros & Pirian
    PlacementOn the ground, consisting of several sculptures and inscription stones.
    Physical SettingWithin the city fabric.
    Tourist AmenitiesYes
    Map DesignationRue 24 avril 1915
    Physical ConditionWell preserved.
    Inscription“In the memory of the 1,500,000 Armenian victims of the genocide ordered by the Turkish government of 1915. To the Armenian combatants who died for freedom and France.” (Translated from Armenian and French).
    LocationRue 24 avril 1915
    Marseilles, 13008 France
    Construction BeganEarly 1970s
    Construction Completed1973
    Dedication DateApril 1973
    History of OwnershipOwned by city of Marseilles.
    Additional InformationEditorial Broad of Armenian Encyclopedia. The Armenian Question. Yerevan: 1996.
    85 Commémoration du Génocide des Arméniens. Publication du Comité uni pour la Commémoration du Génocide arménien. Montréal, 2000.
      

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