The first permanent monument in the city of Los Angeles to memorialize the Armenian genocide was unveiled Saturday at Grand Park, NBC Los Angeles reported.

County Supervisor Michael Antonovich and Armenian community and clergy leaders attended the opening ceremony.

“This remarkable memorial honors the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide and Grand Park is a superb venue for reflection and solemn contemplation,” Antonovich said in a statement.

The monument created by Vahagn Thomasian is sculpted out of black volcanic tuff rock from the Ararat Valley of Armenia.