Monument, Memorial estate, Memorial park, Tourist attraction
Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex
On Tsitsernakaberd hill above Yerevan, Armenia's official genocide memorial pairs an eternal flame and Memory Wall with an underground museum telling the story of the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
The story
Built in 1967 on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd, the complex is Armenia's official memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Flowers are laid at the eternal fire, and paths lead along the Memory Wall and into the Memory Alley, where leaders such as Canada's Justin Trudeau and Belgium's Charles Michel have planted silver firs. Every 24 April, on Remembrance Day, thousands gather here to lay fresh flowers. The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, opened in 1995, sits underground and sets out the history in careful order through photographs, documents and personal stories, with information in English and French. Gardens and a park surround the monument and are used by locals for running and recreation, and on clear days the hilltop looks out towards Mount Ararat.
Good to know
TAGGG AI- ✦On 24 April, Remembrance Day, a one-way route guides large crowds calmly to the eternal flame and back out.
- ✦Guides can lead museum tours in English and Russian, though going alone gives you time to read every detail.
- ✦Expect a long walk across the grounds; on a clear day you can see Mount Ararat from the hill.
