Holodomor Genocide Memorial
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  Location in Central Washington, D.C.  Holodomor Genocide Memorial (the District of Columbia)  Holodomor Genocide Memorial (the United States) | |
| Coordinates | 38°53′51″N 77°00′34″W / 38.8974°N 77.0095°WCoordinates: 38°53′51″N 77°00′34″W / 38.8974°N 77.0095°W |
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| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Designer | Larysa Kurylas |
| Type | sculpture |
| Opening date | November 7, 2015 |
| Website | ukrainegenocide |
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]
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 U.S. 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. 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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