Things to see in Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital of Armenia, with an urban population of about 1.1 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 6 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Matenadaran Museum
The Matenadaran, officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is the largest center for the storage, study and popularization of Armenian manuscripts, combining the functions of a museum, archive and scientific institution.
2Blue Mosque Place of worship
The Blue Mosque is an 18th-century Iranian Twelver Shia mosque, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It was commissioned by Hoseyn Ali Khan, the khan of the Erivan Khanate.
3Republic Square Neighbourhood
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.
4National Gallery of Armenia Art
The National Gallery of Armenia is the largest fine arts museum in Armenia. Located on Yerevan's Republic Square, the museum has one of the most prominent locations in the Armenian capital.
5Mother Armenia History
Mother Armenia is a female personification of Armenia. Her most public visual rendering is a monumental statue in Victory Park overlooking the capital city of Yerevan, Armenia.
6Tsitsernakaberd Museum
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 (Swallow's fortress in English) in Yerevan.
7Erebuni Fortress History
Erebuni Fortress is an Urartian fortified city, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It is 1,017 metres (3,337 ft) above sea level.
8Yerevan Opera Theater Arts & culture
The Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, simply known by locals as 'Opera', is an opera theatre in Yerevan. It officially opened on 20 January 1933, with a performance of Alexander Spendiaryan's opera Almast; the venue is named after this composer.
9History Museum of Armenia Museum
The History Museum of Armenia is a museum in Armenia with departments of Archaeology, Numismatics, Ethnography, Modern History and Restoration.
10Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral Place of worship
The Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, also known as the Yerevan Cathedral, is the largest cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
11Freedom Square Neighbourhood
The Freedom Square or Liberty Square, also known as Opera Square and, formerly, Theatre Square until 1991, is a town square located in Kentron (Center) district of Yerevan, Armenia.
12Yerevan TV Tower Landmark
Yerevan TV Tower is a 311.7-metre (1,023 ft) high lattice tower built in 1977 on Nork Hill near downtown Yerevan, Armenia.
13Yerevan Zoo Park
The Yerevan Zoo, also known as the Zoological Park of Yerevan, is a zoological park in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, that was founded in 1940 and is the only one in the country.
14Sergei Parajanov Museum Art
The Sergei Parajanov Museum is a tribute to Soviet Armenian film director and artist Sergei Parajanov and is one of the most popular museums in Yerevan.
15Haghtanak bridge Landmark
The Victory Bridge or Haghtanak Bridge is an arch bridge for traffic linking across the Hrazdan River in Yerevan, Armenia. It connects the Mashtots Avenue in the east with the Admiral Isakov Avenue in the west.
16Red Bridge Landmark
The Red Bridge is a 17th-century bridge built of red tuff on the Hrazdan River in Yerevan, Armenia. An earlier bridge in the same place was ruined by the 1679 Armenia earthquake.
17Komitas Pantheon History
Komitas Park and Pantheon is located in Yerevan's Shengavit District, on the right side of the main Arshakunyats Avenue, in Armenia. It was formed in 1936 after the demolition of the Mler cemetery and its historic chapel.
18English Park Park
The English Park is a public park in Yerevan, Armenia, located on Italy Street. It occupies an area of 5.5 hectares in the central Kentron district of the city, just to the south of the Republic Square.
19Yerevan History Museum Museum
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.
20Erivan Fortress History
Erivan Fortress or Yerevan Fortress was a 16th-century fortress in Yerevan.
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