Historical Memory and Volumetric-Spatial Composition  of Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex

Gayane Nahapetyan; Lyuba Kirakosyan

doi:10.54338/27382656-2024.7-04

Authors

Gayane Nahapetyan National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1333-7608
Lyuba Kirakosyan National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5612-6177

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54338/27382656-2024.7-04

Keywords:

ethnic, memory, memorial, architecture, metaphor, monument, ideological, artistic, historical

Abstract

The erection of memorials and monuments plays an important role in the historical memory of humanity, self-recognition of society and awareness of the social nature of memory. From this point of view, we looked at the architectural-spatial environment of Tsitsernakaberd, the memorial complex dedicated to the victims of the Genocide, the organization of which is subject to the perpetuation of historical memory and is one of the manifestations of the preservation of national identity. It finds its parallels in world practice. The motivation for the construction of the memorial complex was the fiftieth anniversary of Yeghern. The Tsitsernakaberd hill has been completely culturalized, the landscape has passed through four conceptual lenses: ''text'', ''arena'', ''performance'' and ''wound'', achieving the harmony of hand-made and non-handmade. In the work, a complete examination of the architecture of the memorial complex was carried out by the method of comparative analysis of professional literature and personal observations. In conclusion, it can be said that the memorial dedicated to the memory of the Genocide victims, apart from its historical and artistic significance, is also a universal value and a sacred place for all those who consider human life as an absolute value regardless of nationality, religion or race.

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Author Biographies

Gayane Nahapetyan, National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia

National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, lecturer at the Chair of Theory, History and Heritage of Architecture

Lyuba Kirakosyan, National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia

Doctor of Science (Architecture) - National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, Professor at the Chair of Theory, History and Heritage of Architecture,

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