YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
1920
The plan of the Yerevan in 1920 by M.Astvatsatryan. The map depicts Yerevan as it looked before the implementation of the master plan for the reconstruction of the city by architect Alexander Tamanyan (in 1924-1936), which changed the character of the city from a regional center to a major capital.
In fact, this is the plan of the capital of the 1st Republic of Armenia.
The map has been hand-colored to show land use and contains an indication of points of interest.
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1879
The construction of Erivan's first town hall began, as did the construction of the city's first theatre.
1958
The construction of a complex of buildings in Lenin Square (architects Alexander Tamanyan, Rafo Israelyan) and the Matenadaran repository for ancient manuscripts (architect Mark Grigoryan) which rose above Lenin Avenue (present-day Mashtots) was completed.
