Holodomor Genocide Memorial
The Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932–1933 was opened in Washington, D.C., United States, on November 7, 2015.[1][2] Congress approved creation of the Holodomor Memorial in 2006.[3]
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| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
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| Designer | Larysa Kurylas |
| Type | sculpture |
| Opening date | November 7, 2015 |
| Website | ukrainegenocide |
The memorial was built by the National Park Service and the Ukrainian government to honor the victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932–33 and to educate the American public.[4]
The memorial, designed by Larysa Kurylas, is one of three monuments in Washington, D.C., designed or co-designed by women—the others being the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.[5]
The memorial is located near the United States Capitol building at the intersection of North Capitol Street, Massachusetts Avenue, and F Street N.W. It is diagonal to the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum, about one block from Union Station.
References
edit- ^ "Holodomor Memorial presented in Washington". UNIAN. August 5, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ Andrea K. McDaniels (November 7, 2015). "Organizers, including Timonium man, hope to educate with Ukrainian memorial in D.C." The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "Holodomor Memorial Dedication Ceremony". Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ "Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932–1933". Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ Dietsch, Deborah K. (July 24, 2014). "Local architect designs Washington memorial to victims of genocidal famine in Ukraine". Retrieved January 28, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
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