Monument · Victory Park, Yerevan, Yerevan
Mother Armenia Monument
Մայր Հայաստան հուշահամալիր · Mother Armenia
The 22-metre copper statue of a woman holding a sheathed sword, raised in 1967 in Victory Park on high ground above central Yerevan, on a pedestal first built for a statue of Stalin.
Where it is
40.1953, 44.5248
Why go
Sculptor Ara Harutyunyan's figure replaced the Stalin statue that stood here from 1950 until 1962; architect Rafael Israelyan's pedestal is faced in polished black tuff, with carved roses around the entrance arch. Inside the pedestal is a military museum, opened in 1970 and devoted to Armenia's military history. The figure can be seen from many parts of the city, and a visit combines the statue, the museum and the surrounding Victory Park.
Near Mother Armenia Monument
Museum
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0 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
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1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Gallery
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2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
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2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ