{"id":42,"date":"2012-01-03T22:38:36","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T18:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/?p=42"},"modified":"2014-08-16T19:35:38","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T15:35:38","slug":"republic-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/republic-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Republic Square"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Republic Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Republic Square is a splendid ensemble of buildings and a monumental structure,\u00a0designed by the prominent Armenian architect, academician A. Tamanyan in 1926, who also\u00a0drew up the first general plan of Yerevan and designed many of the city’s buildings, which are\u00a0now the pride of the Armenian capital. Till the collapse of the Soviet Union the square bore a\u00a0name of V.I. Lenin with a panoramic view of Ararat and Aragats mounts. The square unified\u00a0architectural style is completed with the “singing fountains”, being reconstructed in 2007.
\nThough Yerevan is crowded in every season, you’ll hardly find a place at the Republic Square\u00a0in the summer months. Hundred of locals and visitors gather here in the evenings to enjoy the\u00a0wonderful play of the streams of water, lit by all the colours of the rainbow where Armenian and\u00a0foreign classical and variety of music can be heard.\u00a0Republic square is the city’s main administrative center, as it combines the Government\u00a0Building, the Foreign Ministry of the RA, National Art Gallery and History Museum, “Armenia Marriott Hotel” and the Post Office. Talking about the square we cannot but mention about the huge clock on the tower of the Government building. It was made in Moscow and was transfered to Yerevan in 1941. It’s\u00a0already 69 years the clock has chimed the time once in an hour. The biggest of the bells is 25\u00a0pounds, the others – 1,5 to 4 pounds. The diameter of the clock is 4 meter, the length of the big\u00a0arrow is 170 cm, and the length of the small arrow is 112 cm.
\nThe Republic Square is intersected by Amiryan Street, Abovian Street, Nalbandian Street, V. Sargsyan Street and Tigran Mets Street, each of which will further be involved in our issues. So, let’s take care of Yerevan, as it is our city, the capital of our Republic.<\/p>\n

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