The sculpture, completed in 1967 by Sargis Baghdasaryan, is widely regarded as a symbol of the Armenian heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh, and even Armenian identity as a whole. The monument is made from volcanic tuff and depicts an old man and woman hewn from rock, representing the mountain people of Karabakh.
The sculpture, completed in 1967 by Sargis Baghdasaryan, is widely regarded as a symbol of Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenian cultural heritage and broader Armenian identity. The monument, crafted from volcanic tuff, depicts an elderly man and woman carved out of rock, representing the mountain people of Karabakh.