MONUMENTS
SCULPTURE “NEMESIS”
2023
Architect: Tigran Barseghyan
The Nemesis Monument is located on Alek Manukyan Street, in the fourth segment of Circular Park. It commemorates the Armenian men who avenged the leaders of the Young Turks responsible for the Armenian Genocide and the organizers of the Armenian massacres in Baku in 1918.
The petition for the monument was submitted by the descendants of the Armenian Genocide avengers, including journalist Artyom Erkanyan, a descendant of Aram Erkanyan. The monument was inaugurated on April 25, 2023, with the opening ceremony attended by Yerevan’s Mayor Tigran Avinyan, representatives of the Yerevan city authorities, and many citizens.
Crafted
from smooth granite, the monument resembles a "stone symphony,"
featuring a long, orderly stone structure engraved with the names of the
avengers. The design includes lateral rectangular and upper cross-like openings
and is set upon a double pedestal. The lower ring-shaped portion of the
pedestal includes a stone tap, and the design incorporates a basin and spring
in a cross formation. The sides of the pedestal are adorned with outlines of a
church, an eternal flame, and an open altar.
On the pedestal is inscribed: “1919-1922. THE KNIGHTS OF NATIONAL DIGNITY.”
The names of the participants in the operations are engraved on the frontal facades of the stones: “SOGHOMON TEHLERYAN, ARAM ERKANYAN, YERVAND FUNDUKYAN, ARMEN GARO, MISAK TORLAKYAN, GRIGOR MERJANOV, ARSHAVIR SHIRAKYAN, AVETIK ISAHAKYAN, ARSHAK YEZDANYAN, ARA SARGSYAN, STEPAN TSAGHIKYAN, HRACH PAPAZYAN, ARTASHES GEVORGYAN, SHAHAN NATALI, HAKOB MELKUMOV, PETROS TERPOGHOSYAN.”
The
back of the monument is inscribed with “NEMESIS,” and the pedestal features a
quote from Tehleryan: “THERE ARE LAWSUITS WHOSE JUDGMENTS SHOULD NOT BE TRUSTED
TO THE COURTS.” The monument serves as a tribute to the condemnation of the
genocide, honors the actions of the heroes who sought justice, and inspires
future generations with a sense of national dignity.
“Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage” SNCO
Yerevan Municipality
