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BASRELIEFS OF THE DAVID OF SASUN STATION


1981


State index: 1.11.1

Sculptor: Artashes Hovsepyan


The basreliefs are located in the underground foyer of the David Sasun Yerevan metro station (architects: Baghdasar Arzumanyan, Sergey Nersisyan, Rafael Israelyan, constructor: Gerasim Gevorgyan), on the way from the platform to the escalator. They are made on the themes of the national epic: "Great Mher with the Lion", "Little David and Kurkik Jalali", "David the Shepherd", "Little Mher". There are also scenes of a ram fight, eagle sculptures, etc.

The bas-reliefs are made on tuff. They attract attention with their unified composition, simple decorative-rhythmic arrangement, and monumental-stylized forms.


13 Sevan street