Alexander Tamanyan designed the ensemble of Republic Square of Yerevan. Originally conceived as an oval, then it got a more complicated form – a combination of the oval with the trapeze. Once the Republic Square was called Lenin Square, and was […]
Alexander Tamanyan designed the ensemble of Republic Square of Yerevan. Originally conceived as an oval, then it got a more complicated form – a combination of the oval with the trapeze. Once the Republic Square was called Lenin Square, and was […]
The Museum of Modern Art in Yerevan was the first modern art museum in the former Soviet Union. It was established in 1972. From that day it’s one of the most unique cultural centers on the post-Soviet area. The first […]
A monastery-desert functioned in Dzoragyugh, the left bank of the Hrazdan, opposite the Yerevan fortress since the early Christianity. The vast monastery complex included churches of St. Sarkis, St. Gevorg and St. Hagop, buildings of the patriarchal school, an orchard […]
Charles Aznavour (Varenag Aznaurian) – a classic of world pop, a distinguished French singer and public figure – was born at Paris in 1924. His real last name is Aznavourian. His parents were Armenian immigrants, who moved to France after […]
Hovhannes Tumanyan Museum is situated on Saryan street 17. It was opened in 1953, founder and first director of the museum was the daughter of the poet A. Tumanyan. In the museum is recreated the environment in which H. Tumanyan […]
“Moscow” Cinema is located not far frome the Republic Square, at the intersection of Tumanyan and Abovyan streets. With its main facade Cinema Moscow opens to a small square, named after Charles Aznavour, decorated with a bowl fountain with the […]
Armenia has always attracted travelers with its singular picturesque places. In the ancient churches and castles, mountainous lakes and rivers, majestic cliffs, vertiginous canyons are hidden thousands of stories and many mysteries. To the north from the capital city of […]
Opera and ballet theatre, one of the main attractions of the city, is located in the center of the three main streets: crossroads of Mashtots Ave and Sayat Nova str. and Tumanyan. Square of the Opera House is a straight […]
Yerevan is an ancient city. Prior to Yerevan becoming the capital of Armenia since 1918, there were 11 other historical capitals of Armenia: Van, Ani, Armavir, Yervandashat, Artashat, Tigranakert, Vagharshapat, Dvin, Bagaran, Shirakavan, and Kars. Sis was the capital of the […]
Today the population of Armenia is about 3.5 million people. It is estimated that there are from 8 to 11 million Armenians around the world; during the genocide many Armenians were forced to leave their native land. Armenians call themselves […]
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