Mother Armenia

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Mother Armenia is a monumental statue in Yerevan, Armenia, symbolizing peace through strength. Located in Victory Park, it was constructed in 1967 to replace a statue of Joseph Stalin. Designed by Ara Harutyunyan, the statue stands 22 meters tall and is made of hammered copper. Below the statue is the Mother Armenia Military Museum, which showcases Armenia's military history and honors those who fought in World War II and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

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