Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Yerevan, Armenia

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 6.5 km
Ascend 99 m
Descend 93 m

Experience Yerevan in Armenia in a whole new way with our free 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 Yerevan

Sight 1: Yerevan History Museum

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The Yerevan History Museum is the history museum of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. The museum was founded in 1931 as the Communal Museum. Currently, the museum is located in a building attached to the Yerevan City Hall. The architect of the building was Jim Torosyan.

Wikipedia: Yerevan History Museum (EN), Website

774 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Harutyun Shmavonyan

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The Resurrection of Simon's monument, located in front of the Mamuli Building in central Yerevan, was erected in 2004.

Wikipedia: Հարություն Շմավոնյանի հուշարձան (Երևան) (HY)

228 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Leonid Yengibaryan statue

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Leonid Yengibaryan statue

Leonid Georgievich Yengibarov was a Soviet Armenian clown and actor, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR.

Wikipedia: Leonid Yengibarov (EN)

441 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Գաբրիել Սունդուկյան

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A monument to Gabriel Sundukyan is located in front of the Academy Theater of Gabriel Sundukyan in the English Garden of Armenia, Comaig, in 1972. Included in the History and Cultural Monuments List of the Central Administrative Region of Armenia.

Wikipedia: Գաբրիել Սունդուկյանի հուշարձան (Երևան) (HY)

101 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: The seller of water

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A sculpture of the "Waterfall Boy" in the English Garden of Armenia was installed in 1970. Included in the History and Cultural Monuments List of the Central Administrative Region of Armenia. One of the symbols of ancient Yerevan is dedicated to former Bulgarian waterfront teenagers.

Wikipedia: Ջրավաճառ տղան (արձան, Երևան) (HY)

212 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Aleksandr Myasnikyan Monument

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A monument to Alexander Myasikyan, located in Yerevan, was erected in 1980 in honor of the Armenian Party, political, and socialist Alexander Myasikyan. Included in the History and Cultural Monuments List of the Central Administrative Region of Armenia.

Wikipedia: Ալեքսանդր Մյասնիկյանի հուշարձան (Երևան) (HY)

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Khalil Gebran

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Jubran Khalil Jubran's semicircle, Located in a children's park between Moses Mukhtar, Gregory Lucifer, Beirut, and Zachian Roads in the center of Yerevan, it was installed in 2005.

Wikipedia: Ջուբրան Խալիլ Ջուբրանի կիսանդրի (Երևան) (HY)

163 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Nelson Stepanyan

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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.

Wikipedia: Նելսոն Ստեփանյանի կիսանդրի (Երևան) (HY)

483 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Vazgen Sargsyan

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The semicircle of Vahan Sargsyan, located on Vahan Sargsyan Street in the center of Yerevan, was installed in 2007.

Wikipedia: Վազգեն Սարգսյանի կիսանդրի (Երևան) (HY)

599 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Garegin Nzhdeh

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Garegin Nzhdeh

Garegin Ter-Harutyunyan, better known by his nom de guerre Garegin Nzhdeh, was an Armenian statesman, military commander and nationalist revolutionary. As a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, he was involved in the national liberation struggle and revolutionary activities during the First Balkan War and World War I and became one of the key political and military leaders of the First Republic of Armenia (1918–1921). He is widely admired as a charismatic national hero by Armenians.

Wikipedia: Garegin Nzhdeh (EN)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Alexander Tamanyan

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Alexander Tamanyan

Alexander Tamanian was a Russian-born Armenian neoclassical architect, well known for his work in the city of Yerevan.

Wikipedia: Alexander Tamanian (EN)

378 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Andrey Sakharov monument

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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.

Wikipedia: Անդրեյ Սախարովի հուշարձան (Երևան) (HY)

373 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Charles Aznavour Square

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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.

Wikipedia: Charles Aznavour Square, Yerevan (EN)

883 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 14: Yeghishe Charents Monument

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Yeghishe Charents Monument Sven Dirks, Wien / CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

Wikipedia: Եղիշե Չարենցի հուշարձան (Երևան) (HY)

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Sounding statue

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The "breathing statue" is located in front of Armenia's public radio building on Alec Manukyan Street in central Yerevan.

Wikipedia: Հնչող_արձան_(Երևան) (HY)

846 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 16: Vardan Mamikonyan statue

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A monument to Vardar Mamikonian, located in the Oak Park in Armenia, adjacent to the Vardaran and Changyan Roads, was installed in 1975. Included in the History and Cultural Monuments List of the Central Administrative Region of Armenia.

Wikipedia: Վարդան Մամիկոնյանի հուշարձան (Երևան) (HY)

243 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Taras Shevchenko

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A monument to Tarsus Shevchenko, located in the Oak Park in the center of Yerevan, was installed in 2013.

Wikipedia: Տարաս Շևչենկոյի հուշարձան (Երևան) (HY)

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Circular Park

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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.

Wikipedia: Circular Park (EN)

286 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Armenian State Song Theatre

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Armenian State Song Theatre

The Song State Theater was founded on April 1, 1994, in Armenia.

Wikipedia: Հայաստանի Երգի պետական թատրոն (HY), Facebook

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