Memorial Complex of Participants of the Great Patriotic War (Shusha)

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Memorial Complex of Participants of the Great Patriotic War
Azerbaijani: Böyük Vətən müharibəsi iştirakçılarının xatirə kompleksi (Şuşa)
Bas-relief of participants of the Great Patriotic War in Shusha 07.jpg
Image from the Memorial Complex of the Participants of the Great Patriotic War in Shusha. The image was taken during the Shusha Human Rights project organized by the Baku Human Rights Club.
Memorial Complex of Participants of the Great Patriotic War (Shusha)
Coordinates 39°46′03″N46°45′04″E / 39.76744°N 46.75105°E / 39.76744; 46.75105 Coordinates: 39°46′03″N46°45′04″E / 39.76744°N 46.75105°E / 39.76744; 46.75105
Location Shusha, Azerbaijan
TypeBrutalist architecture
Dedicated toParticipant of II World War

Memorial complex of the participants of the Great Patriotic War is a monument located on Khalil Mammadov Street in the city of Shusha, Azerbaijan. It is dedicated to the participants of the Second World War.

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"Memorial complex of the participants of the Great Patriotic War" was built during the USSR rule and is dedicated to the participants of the Second World War. The complex includes bas-reliefs of Soviet soldiers, a park and the "Mothers Statue". The city of Shusha was occupied by the Armed Forces of Armenia in May 1992 and the bas-reliefs of the soldiers in the complex were shot, the "Mothers statue" was vandalized, and the eternal flame was extinguished. In November 2020, the territory of the complex was liberated from occupation together with the city. The complex is planned to be restored. In April 2021, residents of the city of Shusha, together with Russian peacekeepers, cleaned and painted the elements of the monumental complex to the participants of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, as well as the arrangement of the adjacent area. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Böyük Vətən müharibəsi iştirakçılarının xatirə kompleksi". kataloq.gomap.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. "Şuşadakı 1941-1945-ci illər müharibəsi iştirakçılarının abidə kompleksi təmir olunub". koordinat.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.