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Geographically located in the South Caucasus, Armenia is generally considered geopolitically European. Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.
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Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and 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 thirteenth in the history of Armenia. Yerevan was named the 2012 World Book Capital by UNESCO.
a park full of open air cafés Theatre of Opera and Ballet
Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet was designed by the Armenian architect Alexander Tamanian. It consists of two concert halls: the Aram Khatchaturian concert hall with 1,400 seats and the Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Theatre with 1,200 seats
Komitas (1869-1935) Composer, founder of armenian classical and contemporary music
The opening of the theatre promoted the creation of new national operas and ballets. The first Armenian ballet was Happiness by Aram Khachaturian. On the basis of this ballet the composer soon created Gayane which has been performed all over the world
Many other Armenian composers have written operas and ballets
Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet was officially opened on 20 January 1933, with Alexander Spendiaryan'sAlmast opera performance
Opera house of Yerevan, Freedom Square Alexander Spendiaryan (1871-1928) by Ghukas Chubaryan, Ara Sargsyan Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869-1923) by Ara Sargsyan
Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869-1923) is considered to be the national poet of Armenia. Two operas: Anush (1912) by Armen Tigranian and Almast (1930) by Alexander Spendiaryan, were written based on his works.
Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869-1923) is considered to be the national poet of Armenia He created lyrics, fables, epic poems and translations into Armenian of Byron, Goethe and Pushkin. Since 1935 a unique Armenian opera, Anoush by Armen Tigranian, has been performed in Yerevan opera theatre. It was a great step in Armenian opera history. Anoush is in the repertoire of the theatre until now
The Swan Lake park usually hosts various open air art exhibitions
Official emblem of the 100th Year of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide the forget-me-not flower expresses the theme of eternal remembrance
The Swan Lake park ends with the controversial statue of the composer Arno Babajanyan, which already was majorly reshaped twice during the first year of its placement
Monument by Sargis Baghdasaryan The Swan Lake park Melody by Sargis Baghdasaryan, 1965
Located at downtown Yerevan, The Northern Avenue is mainly home to luxurious residential buildings, elite brand shops, commercial offices, coffee shops, hotels, restaurants and night clubs. Although it was planned by the main architect of Yerevan Alexander Tamanian in 1924, the actual plan was never implemented during the Soviet period.
The construction of the avenue started on 26 March 2002, based on the original plan of Alexander Tamanian which was developed and redesigned by architect Jim Torosyan. Based on its revised design, the Northern Avenue is home to 4 small squares and 11 buildings with an average height of 9 floors. Many types of stones were used in the construction including basalt, granite, travertine and tufa. The avenue has a 2-story underground parking area. It was entirely renovated in 2014
Yerevan is located in the Ararat valley at an altitude of 865 - 1400 m above sea level
Since the 2011–12 school year, chess lessons have been made part of the curriculum in every public school in Armenia, making it the first country in the world to make chess mandatory in schools Tigran Petrosian (World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969) Chess House
Residence of Catholicos of All Armenian in Yerevan. Intersection of Abovyan Street and Sayat-Nova Avenue
Yerevan is a city of monumental architecture and sculpture. Most common was the pink type of tufa that turned Yerevan into the world's only "pink" capital.
Yerevan is a city with almost three thousand years of history
Melncholia, which was created by Yervand Kochar (1899-1979) in 1959 was installed in 2003
Equestrian statue of Gayk Bzhiskhyan by Suren Nazaryan (He was a Soviet military commander of the Russian Civil War and Polish-Soviet War, accused of "participation in an anti-Soviet terrorist organization” and shot in 1935) Monument to Tork Angeg. Sculptor - Karlen Nurinjanyan Tork Angegh was an ancient Armenian masculine deity of strength, courage, of manufacturing and the arts, also called Torq
