The memorial is dedicated to the armed resistance by the villagers of Musa Dagh(Musaler, in Armenian) against the ottoman army in Cilicia in the summer of 1915. (view image)
Type of Memorial:
Monumental Sculpture
Architect/Designer/Artist:
Ara Haroutounian/Rafael Israelian
Physical Setting:
The tower hosts a small one-room museum. Located near the international airport of Yerevan, Musaler is a village of 2500 people that was renamed in 1972.
