Armenian Khachkar
The Armenian Khachkar is a khachkar and monument dedicated to the victims of genocide, installed outside the Colorado State Capitol, in Denver. The memorial was dedicated in 2015. It was defaced in May 2020 as part of the George Floyd protests.Photo: Craig Talbert, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Denver Art Museum and Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.
Denver Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Archipreneur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Denver Art Museum is an art museum located in the Civic Center of Denver, Colorado. With an encyclopedic collection of more than 70,000 diverse works from across the centuries and world, the DAM is one of the largest art museums between the West Coast and Chicago. Denver Art Museum is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Armenian Khachkar.
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: Vertigo700, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Denver of the Roman Catholic Church. It is located at the corner of Logan Street and Colfax Avenue in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of central Denver. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is situated 760 feet northeast of Armenian Khachkar.
First Baptist Church of Denver
Church
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
First Baptist Church of Denver is an historic church at 230 E. 14th Avenue-1373 Grant Street in Denver, Colorado. First Baptist Church of Denver was formally organized in 1864, six years after the city's founding. First Baptist Church of Denver is situated 470 feet south of Armenian Khachkar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Denver and Denver Civic Center.
Denver
Photo: Darkshark0159, Public domain.
Denver is the capital of the western U.S. state of Colorado and the dominant city of the Rocky Mountain Region. Founded in 1858 as the placer gold mining camp known as the Cherry Creek Diggings, the "Mile-High City" is today the most populous city within a 560-mile radius and the center of the Front Range Urban Corridor of more than five million residents.
Denver Civic Center
Neighborhood
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Denver Civic Center is a civic center that includes two parks surrounded by government and cultural buildings and spaces in central Denver, Colorado, on the south side of Downtown Denver.
Capitol Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Steven Kevil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitol Hill neighborhood of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, United States, is bordered by Broadway, Downing Street, Colfax Avenue, and Seventh Avenue, which carry large volumes of traffic around the neighborhood.
Armenian Khachkar
- Type: Work of art
- Description: sculpture in Denver, Colorado, U.S.
- Categories: khachkar, Armenian Genocide memorial, and tourism
- Location: City and County of Denver, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.73941° or 39° 44′ 22″ northLongitude
-104.98437° or 104° 59′ 4″ westOpen location code
85FQP2Q8+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 5086147225OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkWikidata ID
Q85743001
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