HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

1931, 1936–1939

Located at the intersection of Mesrop Mashtots Avenue and Arami Street.

By a decision of the Government of the Armenian SSR, the “Institute for the Protection of Motherhood and Childhood” was established in Yerevan in 1931. In 1937, it was renamed the “Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology,” and in 1989 it became the “Research Center for Maternal and Child Health Protection.” Among Yerevan residents, it is widely known as the “Margaryan Hospital” or the “Margaryan Maternity Hospital.” The institution was named first after Nadezhda Krupskaya and later after Honored Scientist and Professor Partev Margaryan.

Construction of the maternity hospital building originally began as the building of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Armenian SSR. However, due to the construction of Government House No. 1 on Lenin Square (now Republic Square), the project was suspended by the author of the city’s master plan, architect Alexander Tamanyan. Nevertheless, in 1932 the project was approved, and the first floor of the hospital, designed for 100 beds, was completed, largely determining the building’s external appearance. In 1935, construction of the maternity hospital resumed on the already built socle floor, based on a design by architect Mark Grigoryan.

The building has a symmetrical composition. The paired side wings are united by a semicircular volume that dominates the overall spatial composition. This section features a projecting lower floor with a triple-arched main entrance and a recessed pentagonal volume on the second and third floors in the form of a rotunda. The entire structure is crowned with a cornice continuing along the side wings. Separate auxiliary buildings were constructed on the courtyard side. Sculptural compositions were attached to the wall facing Aram Street.

It is one of the first large maternity hospitals in Yerevan.