Republic Square
Republic Square is a splendid ensemble of buildings and a monumental structure, designed by the prominent Armenian architect, academician A. Tamanyan in 1926, who also drew up the first general plan of Yerevan and designed many of the city’s buildings, which are now the pride of the Armenian capital. Till the collapse of the Soviet Union the square […]
Sun Dials
By watching the course and disposition of the luminary in the firmament even the Stone Age man determined the hours of the day. Shadows cast by natural stone obelisks and the protruding erected bodies played significant role. Studying the semicircular path of a shadow from sunrise to sunset and dividing it into equal parts man took the […]
Kaghand – Armenian Santa Clouse
New Year is one of the most favorite holidays in the Armenian calendar of festivals to which both adults and children are looking forward with great expectations. During the centuries because of changes in the calendar this holiday which symbolizes the beginning of the year in Armenia lifestyle has had various names, such us “Navasard,” […]
New Year Expectations
It is already winter… Holiday preparations start along with coming of December; and all are enveloped by spirits of Christmas and anticipations for fairy tales. This comes to say that New Year is approaching. The Armenians formerly used to celebrate New Year in spring, along with the equalizing of day and night in March. By that time the […]
Armenian Highland
“I do not know if I will write a novel about Armenia, but Armenia wrote a novel in my heart.” These words belong to the international best – selling author Paulo Coelho, who was much impressed visiting Armenia in October 2004. When he was asked about his impressions of the city, he said that the […]
Tourism in Armenia
Is there anything in the world better to do than to travel, to travel always discovering something new and revealing the most interesting and perfect things in the world. Armenia is a big mystery that is to be revealed gradually and continuously. So, let’s travel and discover it together. Armenia gives all the tourist wide […]
The Museum of Folk-Art in Armenia
The Museum of Folk-Art, named after artist Hovhannes Sharambeyan, is a unique cultural center best representing the Armenian folk art. Here there are Armenian decorative-applied and pictorial works. Situated at the beginning of the Abovyan street, near the statue of Khachatur Abovyan and decorated with ornaments peculiar to the Armenian architecture – pilasters, capitals with engraved […]
New Year Celebrations in Armenia
“Happy New Year” – this is one of the favourite and wide spread phrases among the Armenians so often heard at the New Year Celebrations. The ancient Armenians, together with all the peoples, had been celebrating the coming of the New Year in spring, as they prepared huge feasts to welcome and celebrate the zenith […]
UNESCO confirmed!
During the 36th assembly of UNESCO, held on October 25-November 10, the presented heritages of Armenia had been confirmed. The list was made of: – Creator of the Armenian Alphabet Mesrop Mashtotc (362-440), 1650th anniversary – Poet, musician Sayat-Nova (1712-1795), 300th anniversary – First published Armenian book, 500th anniversary (1512) – Scientist Anania Shirakatci 1400th […]
Valmar
Painter Vladimir Margarian (Valmar) is an outstanding representative of the young Armenian figurative artists of the 70’s, a craftsman aspiring for new artistic forms. He has had solo exhibitions in Yerevan, Tartu (Estonia), Moscow, Yurmala (Latvia), USA, Hungary. He has been exhibited in several countries abroad. V.Margarian, a graduate of the Yerevan Arts and Theatre Institute, is a […]