Glory Memorial
The Glory Memorial is a former memorial located in Kutaisi, Georgia and designed by an architect Otar Kalandarishvili with participation of a sculptor-monumentalist Merab Berdzenishvili. It was dedicated to the memory of those who died during World War II and featured a soldier on a horse stabbing a German soldier with a spear, an allusion to St. George slaying a dragon. In 2009, the monument was demolished to make way for a new parliament building, killing two bystanders with falling debris. The monument was ordered demolished by then-President Mikheil Saakashvili.[1]
The rebuilt Glory Memorial was unveiled in 2010 at a ceremony attended by Vladimir Putin and Georgian opposition leaders Nino Burjanadze and Zurab Noghaideli.[2] Located on Moscow's Poklonnaya Hill, the memorial displays the words, "We were together in the struggle against fascism."[3]
References[]
- ^ Gachava, Nino (21 December 2009). "Georgian President Blasted Over Monument's Demolition". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Russia Unveils New Monument To WWII Victims, Angering Georgia". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Karaia, Tamar (2017). "Memory Strategies in Contemporary Georgia". Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne. No. 4: 6.
- Military monuments and memorials
- Monuments and memorials in Georgia (country)
- Demolished buildings and structures in Georgia (country)
- Buildings and structures in Kutaisi