| Subject: | The victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. (view image) |
| Type of Memorial: | Inscription, Monumental Sculpture |
| Sponsor(s): | Local Armenian community members. |
| Placement: | Freestanding sculptural work in a public cemetery. |
| Physical Setting: | Slightly uphill, green, open space. |
| Tourist Amenities: | Yes |
| Map Designation: | Public cemetery of Stuttgart |
| Physical Condition: | Well preserved. |
| Inscription: | "In memory/remembrance of the victims of the Armenian Nation." (Translated from German). |
| Location: | Main Public Cemetery
Stuttgart, Germany |
| Construction Began: | Mid 1980s |
| Construction Completed: | 1987 |
| Dedication Date: | 1987 |
| Prior Use of Site: | Public cemetery. |
| Development/Construction Process: | The monument is a three-part work, separate from each other, but juxtaposed in a composition: it consists of 1) a red color marble of a 10-foot square tower-like “Khatchkar” with the cross above and the inscriptions below; 2) a smaller and lower bowl for flower placement; 3) an even smaller and lower metal box, which shelters the eternal fire as a symbol of eternal life. |
| Additional Information: | Editorial Broad of Armenian Encyclopedia. The Armenian Question. Yerevan: 1996.
85 Commémoration du Génocide des Arméniens. Publication du Comité uni pour la Commémoration du Génocide arménien. Montréal, 2000.
Kidd, Kristen. Perpetual Reminders, Armenian International Magazine
(April 1999), pp. 48-50.
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