Republic Square (Armenia)

Republic Square (Armenian: Հանրապետության հրապարակ Hanrapetutyan Hraparak, formerly Lenin Square (Armenian: Լենինի հրապարակ)) is the big central town square in Yerevan, Armenia. It is intersected by Amiryan Street, Abovian Street, Nalbandian Street, and Tigran Mets Street.

The square has a stone pattern in the center, meant to look like a traditional Armenian rug from above. The square has a large fountain in front of the National Art Gallery and History Museum, it has the Marriott Hotel, the Foreign Ministry, a post office and other establishments around it.

This is the center of Yerevan, where ceremonies and meetings are held and through which processions pass on highdays and holidays. The statue of Lenin used to be located in here, but when Armenia regained its independence, it was brought down and replaced with a large TV monitor in its place.

Clock tower

The clock of the Governemnt building on the Republic square was made in Moscow. In July 1941 was transferred to Yerevan. The diameter of the clock is 4 meter, the length of the big arrow is 188 cm, the length of the small arrow is 170 cm. The precision of the clock is big, in 24 hours only 2–3 seconds.

See also

  • History Museum of Armenia
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Lucille Fisher
29 March 2017
Heart of the city. Beautiful Soviet architecture though with a unique Armenian style. I love the terra-cotta bricks they use. It's reminiscent of the colors of the Armenian countryside.
Omar AR
20 July 2015
City center. This is a long exposure shot of the central fountain (taken right before the show started. Photo credits: Omar Abu Omar.
Tina M
16 July 2016
Beautiful fountain show and live music at nights. Very crowded during the weekends. Good selection of cafes and restaurants just around the corner
Diana Mirakyan
12 October 2017
The central square of the city. Beautiful architecture, dancing fountains at night, a nice place for a walk especially in the evening. You can also visit the history museum and the art gallery
Nooshin Shafiee
19 May 2018
If you’re in yerevan, you MUST come to this place from 8 to 10pm at least once. Awsome atmosphere.. indescribable.
Elena Kiseleva
8 May 2017
Если вечером попасть на шоу фонтанов (особенно в первый день), это запомнится. Не супер масштабно, но очень мило и уютно - вокруг ещё все здания в огоньках ????
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