YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

1936

The Children's Railroad was built in the Hrazdan Gorge.

Yerevan Children's Railway

OTHER

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".

2024

“Yerevan Ballet Fest” as a new symbol of the city’s culture