YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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1976-1987


The Sports and Concert Complex was built on Tsitsernakaberd hill.


Sports and Concert Complex named after Karen Demirchyan is one of the largest concert complexes in Yerevan.

The complex was opened in 1983, but due to a major fire that occurred a year and a half later, it was closed until the end of reconstruction at the end of 1987.

The complex was designed by Armenian architects A. Tarkhanyan, S. Khachikyan, G. Poghosyan and G. Musheghian.

The construction was carried out under the leadership of I. Tsaturyan, A. Azizyan and M. Aharonyan.

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2023


A Grand Piano Played with Feet: Musical Innovation in Shoghakat Park

1991


Vladimir Lenin's monument was dismantled, prior to the independence of Armenia. The statue was erected in 1940.