The opening of the David of Sassoun statue (sculptor Yervand Kochar) took place in the square near the railway station.
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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".
1917
The year of foundation of the first automobile park of Yerevan.
