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Martyr's Memorial (Meerut)
This is a list of martyrs' monuments and memorials sorted by country: Algeria *Maqam Echahid, Algiers Azerbaijan * Baku Turkish Martyrs' Memorial Bangladesh *Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, Dhaka * Shaheed Minar, Dhaka *Martyred Intellectuals Memorial, Dhaka *Swadhinata Stambha, Dhaka China *Yuhuatai Memorial Park of Revolutionary Martyrs Egypt *Port Said Martyrs Memorial Ethiopia * Martyrs Memorial Monument, Bahir Dar *Martyrs Memorial Monument, Mek'ele *"Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum, Addis Ababa France *Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation Germany * Radiation Martyrs' Memorial, Hamburg India * Martyrs' Memorial Patna *Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial * Telangana Martyrs Memorial *INA Martyr's Memorial *Azad Maidan * Bhasha Smritistambha *Hutatma Chowk *Namantar Shahid Smarak *Shaheed Minar, Kolkata Iraq *Al-Shaheed Monument, Baghdad Japan *Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument, Nagasaki Jordan *The Martyrs' Memorial and Museum Lebanon *Martyrs’ Monume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maqam Echahid
The Maqam Echahid ( ar, مقام الشهيد, , en, Martyrs' Memorial) is a concrete monument commemorating the Algerian War. The monument was opened in 1982, on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence. It is fashioned in the shape of three standing palm leaves, which shelter the "Eternal Flame" under it. At the edge of each palm leaf is a statue of a soldier representing a stage of Algeria's struggle for independence. Location The Martyrs Memorial is located on the heights of Algiers, in the municipality of El Madania, west of the Bois des arcades, east of Diar el Mahçoul and north of the plaza shopping center Riadh El Feth. It overlooks the neighborhood of Hamma (common Belouizdad) and Botanical Garden Hamma (known as Jardin d'essai) in the north. The monument has been erected on the site of an ancient military fort. Description Consisting of three stylized fins that join mid-height, the concrete monument built by the Canadian company Lavalin, based on a model ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INA Martyr's Memorial
The INA Martyrs' Memorial complex is a war memorial at Moirang, India, dedicated to the soldiers of the Indian National Army. The main feature of the complex is a reconstruction of the INA's memorial to its fallen soldiers as it stood in Singapore, before its demolition at the hands of British Indian Army sappers in 1945. The complex also contains a museum dedicated to the INA along with a library and an auditorium and a statue of Subhas Chandra Bose. Work on the cenotaph itself began in October 1968 and was completed in September 1969, when it was unveiled by Indira Gandhi. Work on expanding the monument complex to present-day size was completed in 2005, when it was unveiled. The total cost in building the memorial was Rs 6.23 crores. A stone monument has also been erected at the historic Moirang Kangla, where Colonel S. A. Malik leading an INA unit raised the flag of Azad Hind in April 1944. The Imphal state government has administered the site since 1985. Close to the complex is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersin Martyrs' Memorial
Mersin Martyrs' Memorial ( tr, Şehitler Anıtı), also known as the ''Monument of the Refah Martyrs'' is a monument in Mersin, Turkey. Geography The monument is situated in Atatürk Park of Mersin about from the Mediterranean Sea coast at . Commemoration Although the popular name of the monument refers to the Refah Tragedy, the monument actually memorializes two different marine events. *18 September 1890: Ottoman frigate Ertuğrul sank in Japan during her return voyage from Japan to Turkey due to bad weather. In this maritime accident more than 500 sailors were drowned. * 23 June 1941: Turkish cargo ship named Refah which departed from Mersin port carrying about 200 military personnel for training in the United Kingdom, was torpedoed by an unidentified vessel (Turkey was neutral in World War II.) 168 people were killed during this attack. Construction history When Celal Eyiveoğlu, the commander of the Turkish Naval Forces paid an official visit to Japan in 1970, he vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial
The Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial ( tr, Çanakkale Şehitleri Anıtı) is a war memorial commemorating the service of about 253,000 Turkish soldiers who participated at the Battle of Gallipoli, which took place from April 1915 to December 1915 during the World War I, First World War. It is located within the Gallipoli Peninsula Historical National Park on Hisarlık Hill in Morto Bay at the southern end of the Gallipoli peninsula in Çanakkale Province, Turkey. The memorial was depicted on the Obverse and reverse, reverse of the Turkish 500,000 Turkish lira, lira banknotes of 1993–2005. Design and construction For the erection of a memorial in Gallipoli, an architectural contest was opened in 1944. The design by architects Doğan Erginbaş, Ismail Utkular and civil engineer Ertuğrul Barla won the official contest. Construction of the monument was decided in 1952, and the ground stone was laid on 19 April 1954. Financial problems caused interruption of the construction works se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviation Martyrs' Monument
The Aviation Martyrs' Monument ( tr, Hava Şehitleri Anıtı or formerly ''Tayyare Şehitleri Abidesi''), located in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, is a memorial dedicated to the first soldiers of the Ottoman Airforce to be killed in flight accidents. In Turkey, one use of the term "martyr" is as an honorific for people killed in action during war. The monument was commissioned right after the consecutive crash of two monoplanes in Palestine, killing three of the four military aviators who were on an expedition flight from Istanbul to Alexandria in early 1914. The monument, in form of a column, was inaugurated in 1916. A military memorial ceremony is held in front of the monument every year on Martyrs' Day. History Following the Balkan Wars, the government of the Ottoman Empire launched a prestigious expedition across the empire's holdings. A multiple-leg flight of four air force monoplanes from Istanbul to Cairo and Alexandria in Egypt, it would cover a distance of nearly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martyrs' Monument, Arad
The Thirteen Martyrs of Arad ( hu, aradi vértanúk) were the thirteen Hungarian rebel generals who were executed by the Austrian Empire on 6 October 1849 in the city of Arad, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary (now in Romania), after the Hungarian Revolution (1848–1849). The execution was ordered by the Austrian general Julius Jacob von Haynau. Background In a historic speech on 3 March 1848, shortly after news of the revolution in Paris had arrived, Lajos Kossuth demanded parliamentary government for Hungary and constitutional government for the rest of Austria. The Revolution started on 15 March 1848, and after military setbacks in the winter and a successful campaign in the spring, Kossuth declared independence on 19 April 1849. By May 1849, the Hungarians controlled all of the country except Buda, which they won after a three-week bloody siege. The hopes of ultimate success, however, were frustrated by the intervention of Russia. After all appeals to other Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martyrs’ Monument, Beirut
Martyrs' Monument was built to honor the hanging of a cross-confessional group of Lebanese Patriots on May 6, 1916, who had spoken against Turkish rule by Ottoman General Jamal Pasha. It is located at what is now known as Martyrs' Square in the heart of downtown Beirut, Lebanon. It was created by Italian sculptor Marino Mazzacurati, and inaugurated in 1960. History In 1930, during the French Mandate, the first commemorative sculpture was erected on the square in memory of Lebanese and Arab nationalists who were hanged during World War I by the order of Ottoman military ruler Djemal Pasha. The original monument (right) by Youssef Hoyek represented two women, a Muslim and a Christian, holding hands in a symbolic gesture over an urn that represented their martyred children' ashes. Hoyek carved on their chests stylized shahada (لا إله إلا الله) and a small cross respectively. In 1956, President Camille Chamoun laid the foundation stone of a monument conceived by ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Martyrs' Memorial And Museum
Martyrs' Memorial is a memorial and museum in Amman, Jordan. Located next to the Amman Sport city, the museum was established in 1977 upon King Hussein's wishes. The museum showcases a rare collection of Jordan's military weapons, clothing and vehicles. It also serves as a memorial to the martyrs who gave their lives in the service of Jordan as early as 1915, starting with the Great Arab Revolution which was led by King Hussein's grandfather Hussein bin Ali. Building The design and implementation of the building was accomplished with Jordanian expertise and skills Royal Engineering Corps in cooperation with local companies. The front yard: welcomes visitors and surrounded by trees. It displays military vehicles, cannons and weapons that participated in the battles Which the Jordanian army fought in defense of Palestine and the causes of the Arab nation. Back yard: In the back yard of the edifice is a Hawker Hunter The Hawker Hunter is a transonic British jet-powered f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum And Monument
The Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument were built on Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki, Japan in June 1962 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the canonization by the Roman Catholic Church of the Christians executed on the site on February 5, 1597. The 26 people, a mixture of 20 native Japanese Christians and six foreign priests (four Spaniards, one Mexican and one Portuguese from India) had been arrested in Kyoto and Osaka on the order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the national ruler, for preaching Christianity. They were imprisoned, then later marched through the snow to Nagasaki, so that their execution might serve as a deterrent to Nagasaki's large Christian population. Hung up on 26 crosses with chains and ropes, the Christians were lanced to death in front of a large crowd on Nishizaka Hill. Saint Paul Miki is said to have preached to the crowd from his cross. The main theme inherent in both the museum and monument is "The Way to Nagasaki" – symbolising not only the physical t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Shaheed Monument
Martyr's Monument ( ar, نصب الشهيد), also known as the Martyr's Memorial, is a monument designed by Iraqi sculptor Ismail Fatah Al Turk and situated in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. It was originally dedicated to the Iraqi soldiers who died in the Iran–Iraq War, and has since grown to become generally considered to be a commemoration of all Iraqi martyrs. Background Al-Shaheed was built as part of a broader Ba'athist government program to erect a number of public works intended to beautify Baghdad, help instill a sense of national pride, and at the same time immortalize Saddam Hussein's reputation as a powerful and victorious leader. It was built during the height of a period when Saddam Hussein was commissioning many artworks and spending a great deal of money on new monuments and statues. Al-Shaheed was constructed in Baghdad's Rusafa, and this monument is one of three monuments that were built to remember Iraq's pain and suffering as a consequence of the eight-year wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaheed Minar, Kolkata
The Shaheed Minar (English: ''Martyrs' Monument''), formerly known as the Ochterlony Monument, is a monument in Kolkata that was erected in 1828 in memory of Major-general Sir David Ochterlony, commander of the British East India Company, to commemorate both his successful defense of Delhi against the Marathas in 1804 and the victory of the East India Company’s armed forces over the Gurkhas in the Anglo-Nepalese War, also known as the Gurkha War. The monument was constructed in his memory. It was designed by J.P. Parker and paid for from public funds. On 9 August 1969, it was rededicated to the memory of the martyrs of the Indian freedom movement and renamed the "''Shaheed Minar''," which means "martyrs' monument" in both Bengali and Hindi, by the then United Front Government in memory of the martyrs of the Indian independence movement. The present government has decided to illuminate the tower during evenings and allow visitors to the top. The last people to have been up th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namantar Shahid Smarak
The Namantar Shahid Smarak (English: Name Change Martyrdom Memorial) is a large memorial sculpture dedicated to those who died in the Namantar Andolan. The Namantar Andolan was a 1978 to 1994 movement in India by Dalits (formerly known as Untouchability, Untouchables) who wanted to rename a university in honour of a leading Dalit, B. R. Ambedkar. The movement was vigorously opposed by members of the Hindu community. During 16 years of struggle, there were murders, torture, rapes, burning of colonies, poisoning of wells, property damage, boycotts and lockouts. In 2013, 19 years after the movement's success, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, city government of Nagpur erected this monument in memory of the valour and the sacrifice of Dalit martyrs. Background The Dalits of India were on the bottom of the Caste system in India, Indian caste system for millennia. In Hinduism, there are Varna (Hinduism), four ''varnas'' (classes) and in that system, the Dalits are below the lowest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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