Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932–1933, Memorial near Union Station in Washington, United States.
The Holodomor Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932–1933 is a bronze bas-relief wall at North Capitol Street, Massachusetts Avenue and F Street N.W. in Washington, D.C. Wheat stalks, scanned from wheat Larysa Kurylas gathered on a relative's farm near Winnipeg, thin out toward the end of the composition. The granite reverse carries Ukrainian folk embroidery motifs from works by Vasyl Krychevsky.
Congress approved the memorial in 2006 through Public Law 562, signed by President George W. Bush on October 13; the Senate had passed it unanimously on September 29. The site was consecrated on December 2, 2008, the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor. Built in 2014–2015 with Ukrainian state funds and private donations, it was opened on November 7, 2015, by Ukraine's first lady Maryna Poroshenko.
The memorial serves as a place where visitors encounter the story of Ukrainian suffering and loss during this dark period. People stop here to learn about an event that shaped Ukrainian identity and memory.
The memorial stands at the intersection of North Capitol Street and Massachusetts Avenue and is open daily. You can reach it on foot from Union Station or use public transportation to get there easily.
The memorial was designed by artist Larysa Kurylas and is one of only three monuments in Washington designed or co-designed by women. This makes it a noteworthy example of female representation among the city's major memorials.
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