Khojaly Massacre Memorial (Baku)
Monument in Khatai raion, Baku, Azerbaijan
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The Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Khatai raion, Baku, and the first public memorial in Azerbaijan dedicated to victims of the Khojaly Massacre.
LocationKhatai raion, Baku, Azerbaijan
DesignerAslan Rustamov
Mahmud Rustamov
Teymour Rustamov
Mahmud Rustamov
Teymour Rustamov
TypeMemorial
MaterialBronze, granite boulder
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| Location | Khatai raion, Baku, Azerbaijan |
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| Designer | Aslan Rustamov Mahmud Rustamov Teymour Rustamov |
| Type | Memorial |
| Material | Bronze, granite boulder |
| Height | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
| Completion date | 2007 |
| Opening date | 2008 |
| 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.[1][2][3]
Design
The memorial consists of granite boulders lying within a gravel bed, while the figure made from bronze.[4] The height of the memorial altogether is 8.6 m.[4] 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.[5]