The first mineral water and lemonade factory was established in Erivan, as well as the first city hospital.
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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.
1918
On May 28, Yerevan was declared the capital city of the First Independent Republic of Armenia.
