YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
1920
Republic Square in the 1920s.
The view from the current government building to the former "Noyan Tapan" store. On the right side is the building of the Men's Gymnasium, currently reconstructed as the National Gallery, next to the building of "Diamond" restaurant. Instead of front gardens, there are now fountains.
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782 BC
In the southeastern part of the modern capital, King Argishti I founded the fortress town of Erebuni, the capital city of the Van Kingdom (Urartu), "to show the power of the country and to frighten enemies".
1892-1893
The first mineral water and lemonade factory was established in Erivan, as well as the first city hospital.