Montebello Genocide Memorial, Montebello

Name: Montebello Genocide Memorial
Address: 901 Via San Clemente, Montebello, United States

#3 among attractions in Montebello

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Montebello Genocide Memorial, Montebello

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The 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 75-foot-tall 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: ()

Alternative names: Height: 75 ftCoordinates: 34°1'42"N, 118°7'52"W

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901 Via San ClementeSoutheast Los Angeles (Montebello)Montebello United States

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Day trips

Montebello Genocide Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Shops at Montebello, Commerce Casino, Calvary Cemetery, Citadel Outlets.

2.6 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Shops at Montebello, Montebello
67 min walk • The Shops at Montebello is a shopping mall mainly located within the city limits of Montebello, California, with over 120 national and local retail outlets such as Aeropostale, Disney Store, Hollister, Victoria’s Secret and BJ's Restaurant & Brewery.
2.2 miS
Nightlife, Gambling, Casino
Commerce Casino, Los Angeles
57 min walk • Commerce Casino is a cardroom located in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce. With over 240 tables on site, Commerce Casino is the largest cardroom in the world.
2.6 miW
Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles
68 min walk • Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles runs in the community of East Los Angeles. It is also called "New Calvary Cemetery" because it succeeded the original Calvary Cemetery, over which Cathedral High School was built.
1.9 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre, Outlet mall
Citadel Outlets, Los Angeles
49 min walk • The Citadel Oulets are an outlet mall in the City of Commerce, California along the Santa Ana Freeway southeast of Downtown Los Angeles, which features the Exotic Revival architecture of the tire factory, whose partial remnants the complex occupies, in the style of an Assyrian castle, that of King Sargon II.
1.2 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Vincent Price Art Museum, Montebello
30 min walk • The Vincent Price Art Museum is an art museum located at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, California, US. The museum is named after American actor Vincent Price who donated portions of his personal art collection to the college in 1957.
3.4 miW
Park
Salazar Park, Los Angeles
87 min walk • Ruben F. Salazar Park is a park in East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. It is administrated by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation.
2.7 miW
Cemetery
Mount Zion Cemetery, Los Angeles
70 min walk • Mount Zion Cemetery, 1030 S. Downey Road, East Los Angeles, California USA Postal Code: 90023.
1.6 miW
Theater
Golden Gate Theater, Los Angeles
41 min walk • Golden Gate Theater is a California Churrigueresque-style movie palace built in 1927 on Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, California. In 1982, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2.6 miW
Cemetery
Home of Peace Cemetery, Los Angeles
67 min walk • The Home of Peace Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
2.7 miE
Cycling, Bike path
Rio Hondo bicycle path, Los Angeles
70 min walk • The Rio Hondo Bike Path is a bicycle path that parallels the Rio Hondo through the San Gabriel Valley, in eastern Los Angeles County, California.
2.5 miW
Cemetery
Chinese Cemetery of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
63 min walk • The Chinese Cemetery of Los Angeles is one of several historical cemeteries found around East Los Angeles, including Evergreen and Calvary cemeteries.