MONUMENTS
VAHAN TERYAN MONUMENT
1999
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Architect: Hamlet Khachatryan
Sculptor: Norayr Karganyan
The
monument to the great Armenian poet and lyricist Vahan Teryan (1885-1920) is
located in the Ring Park, in the section adjacent to Teryan Street. It was
erected in 1999, the ceremonial opening took place on February 9, 2000, on the
115th anniversary of the poet's birth.
The
statue, made of a single piece of gray basalt, is placed on a polished basalt
platform. Teryan is depicted in a sitting position, his head tilted to the left
shoulder, his left hand resting on a stone, and his right hand holding a book.
The sculpture is notable for the details of his clothing. The height of the
statue is 3 meters.
Chinar park
