Levon Tokmadjian also sculpted the marble bust of philanthropist and AGBU Chairman Alec Manougian ( 1901 – 1996 ) , placed in front of the new boarding section . The marble inscription under the bust reads as follows : '' ' Ալեք Մանուկեան - Alex Manoogian ' '' The church of Sourp Stepanos ( Saint Stephen ) itself is considered to be the oldest monument of the Armenian massacres , built between 1909 – 1913 with a commemorative façade on its entrance . It was inaugurated on 20 May 1914 by Senior Archimandrite Serovpe Samvelian and was consecrated on 30 June 1918 by Archbishop Taniel Hagopian . The commemorative façade features the Armenian ethnarch Haig , the last King of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia , Levon V , a scroll held by a hand - representing the Ten Commandments and the four symbols of the Four Evangelists ; around King Levon V , there is a commemorative inscription in Armenian : '' ' Ի Յիշատակ Կիլիկիոյ Նահատակաց – 1 Ապր . 1909 ' '' '' ( In Memory of the Cilician Martyrs – 1 April 1909 ) '' while under the façade and above the entrance it says : '' ' Հայկական Մատուռ ' '' '' ( Armenian Chapel ) '' In the courtyard of Sourp Stepanos ( Saint Stephen ) is the reddish brown tuff stone khachkar ( cross-stone ) dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Adana massacre and the myriads of Armenian martyrs . It was carved in Sisian province , Armenia by Grisha Avedissian and was donated by Mihran and Jacqueline Boyadjian . It was consecrated by Archbishop Varoujan Hergelian on 25 December 2011 . It bears the following inscription in Armenian : '' ' Ատանայի կոտորածի 100ամեակ 1909 – 2009 յուշարձան բիւրաւոր նահատակացն ազգիս Հայոց ' '' '' ( Centennial of Adana massacre 1909 – 2009 monument of the myriads of martyrs of the Armenian nation ) '' On the upper right-hand side of the khachkar , there is the following inscription in Armenian , the sculptor 's initials : '' ' Գ . Ա . ' '' '' G ( risha ) A ( vedissian ) '' Another reddish brown tuff stone khachkar ( cross-stone ) is found at the Armenian cemetery of Larnaca . It is dedicated to all the deceased of the Armenian nation in Larnaca . It was carved in Sisian province , Armenia by Grisha Avedissian and was donated by Kegham Boghossian . It was consecrated by Archbishop Varoujan Hergelian and Fr . Masdhots Ashkarian on 26 February 2012 . Carved behind the khachkar is the following inscription in Armenian : '' ' Նւէր ' '' ( sic ) '' ' Պետոյեան եւ Պողոսեան ' '' ( sic ) '' ' ընտանիքներու կողմանէ 2011 թ ' '' '' ( Gift by the Bedoyian and Boghossian families in 2011 ) '' Underneath the carved inscription is the following inscription on an aluminium plate : '' ' Ի յիշատակ համայն ննջեցելոց ազգիս Հայոց Լառնագա ' '' '' ( In memory of all deceased of the Armenian nation in Larnaca ) '' On the upper right-hand side of the khachkar , there is the following inscription in Armenian , the sculptor 's initials : '' ' Գ . Ա . ' '' '' G ( risha ) A ( vedissian ) '' The Armenian Genocide Memorial is adjacent to the Larnaca marina , marking the spot where thousands of Armenian Genocide refugees first set foot in Cyprus . A joint project by the governments of Cyprus and Armenia , it was designed by architect and town planner Angelos Demetriou with the help of the architect Michael Thrassou and sculpted by Greek artist Georgios Kalakallas . Its foundation stone was laid on 24 November 2006 by Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and it was unveiled on 28 May 2008 by Cypriot President Demetris Christofias . It features a bronze eagle-like monument , surrounded by rows of pomegranate and cypress trees
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Armenian monuments in Cyprus