The Marseille Memorial is a steel obelisk commemorating the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in Ottoman Empire during the Armenian genocide in 1915. The monument was dedicated in 1973 in Marseille, France. France has a large Armenian community, with up to 600,000 people of Armenian descent. The monument is located beside the Armenian church at avenue du Prado. See also Franco-Armenian relations List of Armenian genocide memorials Armenian genocide Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day Armenian genocide memorials Monuments and memorials in France