Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Yerevan, Armenia
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Experience Yerevan in Armenia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in YerevanIndividual Sights in YerevanSight 1: E. Charents
Yeghishe Charents was an Armenian poet, writer and public activist. Charents' literary subject matter ranged from his experiences in the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and frequently Armenia and Armenians. He is recognized as "the main poet of the 20th century" in Armenia.
Sight 2: Modern Art Museum of Yerevan
The Modern Art Museum of Yerevan is an art museum in Yerevan, Armenia. It is located on Mashtots Avenue at the central Kentron District of the capital city of Armenia.
Sight 3: Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque is an 18th-century Shia mosque in Yerevan, Armenia. It was commissioned by Hoseyn Ali Khan, the khan of the Iranian Erivan Khanate. It is one of the oldest extant structures in central Yerevan and the most significant structure from the city's Iranian period. It was the largest of the eight mosques of Yerevan in the 19th century and is the only active mosque in Armenia today.
Sight 4: Nelson Stepanyan
Nelson Stefanov's semicircle, located in a children's park between Moses Mukhtar, Gregory Lucifer, Beirut, and Zachian streets in the center of Yerevan, was installed in 1950. Included in the History and Cultural Monuments List of the Central Administrative Region of Armenia.
Sight 5: Vazgen Sargsyan
The semicircle of Vahan Sargsyan, located on Vahan Sargsyan Street in the center of Yerevan, was installed in 2007.
Sight 6: Karabala
Stephen Resurrection, a flowerpot, a 20th-century resident of Yerevan.
Sight 7: Charles Aznavour Square
Charles Aznavour Square is a small square in the Kentron District of the Armenian capital Yerevan. The square is named in honour of the French Armenian singer Charles Aznavour as part of the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Armenian independence in 2001. The square adjacent to Abovyan Street includes a number of important venues including Stanislavski Russian Theatre of Yerevan, the Moscow Cinema, the Artists' Union of Armenia offices. Grand Hotel Yerevan on Abovyan Street also overlooks the square. The square also hosted the Yerevan Vernissage before the latter moved to its present location.
Sight 8: Andrey Sakharov monument
Andrei Sakharov's monument, located in the square of Sakharov in the center of Yerevan, was erected in 2001. Included in the History and Cultural Monuments List of the Central Administrative Region of Armenia.
Sight 9: Yeghishe Charents Monument
A monument to Eliser Charan, located in the Oak Park in central Yerevan, in front of the radio station, was erected in 1985. Included in the History and Cultural Monuments List of the Central Administrative Region of Armenia.
Sight 10: Circular Park
The Circular Park ; also known as the Youth Park, is a public park in the Kentron district of the Armenian capital Yerevan. It starts with the Cathedral of Saint Gregory at the south on Tigran Mets street, and ends up with the Poplavok lake at the north near Mashtots Avenue. The park lies along Khanjyan, Yervand Kochar, Alex Manoogian, Moskovian and Isahakyan streets, forming a half-circular shaped park around the eastern part of downtown Yerevan. The park has an approximate length of 2500 metres and an average width of 120 metres.
Sight 11: Միացյալ Խաչ
"United Cross" monument is located in the center of Yerevan, in the area of Moscow-Nalbandyan-Isahakyan streets, installed in 2013.
Sight 12: Fridtjof Nansen
Fritiof Nansen's semicircle is located in the heart of Yerevan, adjacent to the streets of Abkhazia and Moscow. Posted on November 9, 2011.
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