Armenian Genocide memorial complex ( , '' Hayots tseghaspanutyan zoheri hushahamalir '' , or Ծիծեռնակաբերդ , '' Tsitsernakaberd '' ) is Armenia 's official memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide , built in 1967 on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd ( ; ) in Yerevan . Every year on April 24 — the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day — thousands of Armenians gather at the memorial to commemorate the victims of the genocide . The people who gather in Tsiternakaberd lay fresh flowers out of respect for all the people who died in the Armenian genocide . Over the years , from around the world , a wide range of politicians , artists , musician , athletes , and religious figures have visited the memorial
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Tsitsernakaberd