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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Khojaly Massacre Memorial (Baku)

The Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Khatai raion, Baku, and the first public memorial in Azerbaijan dedicated to victims of the Khojaly Massacre.

Construction and unveiling

The memorial was built in 2008, funded by the local government under the impetus of president Ilham Aliyev.

Design

The memorial consists of granite boulders lying within a gravel bed, while the figure made from bronze. The height of the memorial altogether is 8.6 m. The monument depicts a mother with a dead child in her arms, which she presses to her heart. During construction of the memorial, sculptors were also used photographs taken Azerbaijani journalist Chingiz Mustafayev.

References

40°22′59″N 49°52′26″E / 40.3830°N 49.8739°E / 40.3830; 49.8739