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Tourist Spot Attractions In Yerevan

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Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese; the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world.The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC by king Argishti ...
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Tourist Spot Attractions In Yerevan

  • 1. Yerevan Cascade Yerevan
    The Cascade is a giant stairway made of limestone in Yerevan, Armenia. It links the downtown Ketron area of Yerevan with the Monument neighborhood. Designed by architects Jim Torosyan, Aslan Mkhitaryan, and Sargis Gurzadyan the construction of the cascade started in 1971 and was partially completed in 1980. Inside the Cascade, underneath the exterior steps, are seven escalators that rise along the length of the complex. There are also exhibit halls connected to some of the landings along the escalators which compose the Cafesjian Museum of Art. The exterior of The Cascade features multiple levels adorned with fountains and modernist sculptures from the Cafesjian collection. The stairs afford walkers unobstructed views of central Yerevan and Mount Ararat. At the base of the Cascade is a gar...
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  • 2. Republic Square Yerevan
    Republic Square is the central town square in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It consists of two sections: an oval roundabout and a trapezoid-shaped section which contains a pool with musical fountains. The square is surrounded by five major buildings built in pink and yellow tuff in the neoclassical style with extensive use of Armenian motifs. This architectural ensemble includes the Government House, the History Museum and the National Gallery, Armenia Marriott Hotel and the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Transport and Communications. The square was originally designed by Alexander Tamanian in 1924. The construction of most of the buildings was completed by the 1950s; the last building—the National Gallery—was completed in 1977.During the Soviet period it was called the Lenin Squ...
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  • 3. Blue Mosque (Persian Mosque) Yerevan
    The Blue Mosque is an 18th-century Shia mosque in Yerevan, Armenia. During the Soviet era, the mosque stopped its services and housed the History Museum of Yerevan. Following Armenia's independence, the mosque was renovated with the support from the Iranian government and again started acting as a mosque, mostly for Iranians residing in the country. It is currently the only active mosque in Armenia.
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  • 4. Saint Sarkis Cathedral Yerevan
    The Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral , also known as the Cathedral of Yerevan is currently the largest cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the world, effectively making it the current largest Armenian cathedral. It is located in the Kentron District of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, and considered to be one of the largest religious buildings in the South Caucasus along with the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi . Adjacent to the General Andranik metro station, it's visible from the numerous corners of Yerevan.
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  • 6. Erebuni Town-Fortress Yerevan
    Erebuni Fortress , also known as Arin Berd , is an Urartian fortified city, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It is 1,017 metres above sea level. It was one of several fortresses built along the northern Urartian border and was one of the most important political, economic and cultural centers of the vast kingdom. The name Yerevan itself is derived from Erebuni.
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  • 7. Yerablur Yerevan
    Yerablur is a military cemetery located on a hilltop in the outskirts of Yerevan, Armenia. Since 1988, Yerablur has become the burial place of Armenian soldiers who lost their lives during the Nagorno-Karabakh war. There are 741 burials at the Yerablur Pantheon.Many famous Armenian heroes are buried in this military cemetery, including: Vardan Stepanyan Monte Melkonian Garo Kahkejian Shahen Meghrian Sose Mayrig Vazgen Sargsyan Andranik Gurgen Margaryan Sebouh Nersesian
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  • 8. Tsitsernakaberd Yerevan
    The Armenian Genocide memorial complex is Armenia's official memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, built in 1967 on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd in Yerevan. Every year on April 24—the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day—thousands of Armenians gather at the memorial to commemorate the victims of the genocide. The people who gather in Tsiternakaberd lay fresh flowers out of respect for all the people who died in the Armenian genocide. Over the years, from around the world, a wide range of politicians, artists, musician, athletes, and religious figures have visited the memorial. The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute was opened in 1995.
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  • 9. Katoghike Church Yerevan
    Katoghike Holy Mother of God Church , is a small medieval church in the Kentron District of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
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  • 10. Komitas Pantheon Yerevan
    Soghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas, was an Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the founder of Armenian national school of music. He is recognized as one of the pioneers of ethnomusicology.Orphaned at a young age, Komitas was taken to Etchmiadzin, Armenia's religious center, where he received education at the Gevorgian Seminary. Following his ordination as vardapet in 1895, he studied music at the Frederick William University in Berlin. He thereafter used his Western training to build a national tradition. He collected and transcribed over 3,000 pieces of Armenian folk music, more than half of which were subsequently lost and only around 1,200 are now extant. Besides Armenian folk songs, he also showed inter...
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  • 13. Mordechai Navi Synagogue Yerevan
    Mordechai Navi Synagogue, , is a Jewish synagogue in the Armenian capital Yerevan, and the centre of the Jewish community of the city. It is located on 23 Nar-Dos Street of the central Kentron district. It was opened in June 2011, with the financial assistance of the Armenian businessman David Galstyan.The Mordechai Navi Synagogue is the only Jewish place of worship in the Republic of Armenia. It is headed by the Chief Rabbi of Armenia Gershon Burstein.The Jewish community in Armenia has a history of 2,000 years, when first Jewish groups settled in Armenia after the destruction of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. However, currently the Jewish population in Armenia is around 100 only. Rima Varzhapetyan-Feller is the head of the Jewish community in Armenia since 1996.
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  • 14. Victory Park and Statue of Mother Armenia Yerevan
    Victory Park is a city park located in Kanaker-Zeytun district of Yerevan, capital of Armenia.
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  • 15. Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God Yerevan
    The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God of Kanaker , is an active Russian Orthodox church in the old area of Kanaker, Yerevan, Armenia.
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