HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

1958

State index: 1.6.162

Architect: Mark Grigoryan

Formerly: PRESIDENCY BUILDING OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE ARMENIAN SSR

The building is located on Marshal Baghramyan Avenue. It is separated from the street by a fence and an entrance railing (put up during the years of RA independence).

The main building was designed in 1951 as the House of the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR, later it was the building of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR.

It is a rectangular structure in plan. It is two-story, relatively low and with a narrow main facade facing the avenue. The interior of the area is extended by lateral one-story open halls, which have 12 columns of the Ionic order and are reminiscent of early medieval Armenian architectural structures (in particular, the Basilica of Yereruyk).

The building has a 2 m high basalt base, the main facade is solved with monumental large forms. Its arched porch ends with a triangular pediment, which rests on the capitals (and columns) of the classical order.

In the middle of the building is the reception hall (large hall), which is illuminated by semicircular windows on both sides of the base of the hall. It stands out for its combination of classical and national architectural forms. It is built of light yellowish felsite and basalt, stands out against the background of the surrounding construction and landscaping.

1987 two three-story buildings, 10 m wide and 6 m long, were added on both sides of the main building.

In 2009-2010, a new, four-story administrative building was built in the back of the building along the axis, designed by architect Narek Sargsyan.

From 1992 to 2018, the building served as the residence of the President of the Republic of Armenia, then for a short time it was the residence of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. Since March 2019, it has been the residence of the President of the Republic of Armenia again.

By decision of the Yerevan Council of Elders in April 2019, the residence of the President of the Republic of Armenia was renamed the "House of the Republic".