Monument in Valence, France.

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Title	Monument in Valence, France.
Type of Memorial	Inscription, Monumental Sculpture,
Sponsor(s)	Local French-Armenian community members and institutions.
Architect/Designer/Artist	Artist: "Toros"
Placement	Freestanding sculptural work.
Physical Setting	In the urban fabric.
Tourist Amenities	Yes
Physical Condition	Well preserved.
Inscription	"In the memory of the 1,500,000 victims of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Turkish State of 1915." (Translated from Armenian and French).
Location	Valence, France
Construction Began	1985
Construction Completed	1987
Dedication Date	1987
Additional Information	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.

[Amy]

Search For Relatives

I have been told that there are some Manissadjians in Valence, France. I am searching for relatives of my grandfather, Prof. John Manissadjian who taught at Anatolia College in Turkey and escaped the genocide. Amy Bauer

[Hovik]

Vandals desecrate Armenian Genocide monument in Valence

Vandals desecrate Armenian Genocide monument in Valence

/PanARMENIAN.Net/

The Memorial to the Armenians Genocide victims was desecrated in Valence, France, on May 15 night. The vandals painted an illegible inscription on the monument base, independent French journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net.

The Coordination Council of the French Armenian Organizations from Drome-Ardeche area’s (COADA) deposited a complaint to the Police office of Valence.

7 Armenian memorials - in Saint-Chamond, Creteil, Lyon, Valence (France), Cardiff (UK), Budapest (Hungary) and Lviv (Ukraine) - have been desecrated since January 2008.
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