YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
1874
Yerevan's first publishing house opened. It belonged to Zahariya Gevorkyan.
OTHER
1883
The Yerevan Hotel (now "Grand Hotel Yerevan") and the photo studio and workshop of famous photographer Leon from Tbilisi, opened on Astafyevskaya (nowadays Abovyan) Street.
1902
In 1902, the first railway line passed through Erivan, connecting it with Alexandropol (present-day Gyumri) and Tiflis.