One of the main attractions of the capital of Armenia is Tsitsernakaberd. Located on the southeast hill of the same name of the park, overlooking the gorge of the river Hrazdan, the memorial was built to commemorate the victims of the genocide in 1915

The idea of ​​creating the complex appeared in 1965 in the 50th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Construction of the memorial lasted for two years. Opening of the complex Tsitsernakaberd took place in November 1967 in the 47-day anniversary of Soviet Armenia.

The total area of ​​the memorial complex is 4500 sq.m. It consists of three main parts, namely, the obelisk, the temple of eternity and the memorial wall. Leading the monument road passes near the memorial wall made of smooth basalt stones. On the wall you can see the carved names of the towns and villages of Armenia, whose residents were victims of violent crimes Turkish.

The next element of the memorial complex Tsitsernakaberd is skyrocketing 44-meter high granite stele, symbolizing the survival and revival of the Armenian people. Stella is divided deep vertical cleft and symbolizes the violent and tragic scattering of Armenians and shows commitment to the unity of the Armenian people. The central composition of the memorial complex is the mausoleum, built of arranged in a circle of twelve pylons, which symbolize the twelve provinces, now part of the Turkey. Inside the mausoleum eternal flame, sounded mournful melody.

Every year on April 24 hundreds of thousands of people rise to the memorial to lay flowers at the eternal fire in memory of victims of genocide.

On a hill not far from the Memorial Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Museum is created in 1995 by architects and Kalashyanom Mkrtchyan. The main feature of the museum is that it is underground.