HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
It
is located on Tsitsernakaberd Hill, not far from the Monument to the Victims of the
Armenian Genocide, on Leningradyan Street.
The complex consists of two halls: a sports hall and a concert hall. The first
hall was put into operation in 1983, the second hall in October 1984. It was
renovated in 1985-1987.
The complex is a unique architectural
structure in its design. If necessary, the halls are connected by a rotating
1008-seat tribune, significantly expanding
their functional possibilities.
In 1987, the concert hall was decorated
with the “Renaissance” curtain-tapestry based
on sketches by the People’s Artist of the USSR Grigor Khanjyan.
In 1987, the structure was awarded the
USSR State Prize.
In 1999, the complex was named after
Karen Demirchyan, a prominent Armenian statesman and politician, First
Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia
(1974-1988), Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia (1999),
and National Hero of Armenia.
It was thoroughly renovated in 2007-2008.
On the main facade of the complex, above
the entrance, is the large-scale high-relief sculpture "Renaissance"
(1984) by sculptor Ferdinand Arakelyan, executed
on a 60 m long and 4.5 m high wall of red tuff.
In 2023, a monument to Karen Demirchyan
was installed in front of the stairs leading to the complex (sculptor: Sargis
Babayan, architect: Levon Arakelyan).
