Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument , better known as Montebello Genocide Memorial , is a monument in Montebello , California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area , dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 . The monument , opened in April 1968 , is a tower of eight arches supported on white concrete columns . The memorial was designed by Hrant Agbabian . It is the oldest and largest memorial in the United States dedicated to the Armenian Genocide victims . The inscription on the memorial plaque reads : As part of the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day , thousands of Armenians from different parts of Greater Los Angeles area and American politicians gather in Montebello memorial every year on April 24 and lay flowers to the victims of the genocide
Armenian Genocide
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Montebello Genocide Memorial