MONUMENTS
MONUMENT TO KHACHATUR ABOVYAN
1950
State index: 1.6.112
Sculptor: Suren Stepanyan
Architect: Gevorg Tamanyan
The monument dedicated to Khachatur Abovyan, the great 19th-century Armenian writer and founder of modern Armenian literature, is located at the end of Abovyan Street, in the park that bears his name. The monument was created in 1947 and installed in 1950.
The statue, standing
3.65 meters tall, is set on a granite four-sided pedestal that rises from a
stepped base. The depiction of Abovyan shows him in a calm pose, with a focused
gaze and a book in his hand. The simple and restrained style of the sculpture
imparts a sense of majesty and solemnity, reflecting Abovyan as an intellectual
deeply concerned with the fate of his people.
The upper part of the
pedestal features a sculptural frieze. On the front side of the pedestal, there
is a rosette, while the opposite side bears a quote from Abovyan engraved in
both Armenian and Russian. The total height of the monument is 9 meters. The
execution of the statue is styled in a manner reminiscent of 19th-century
classicism.
“Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage” SNCO
Yerevan Municipality
