MONUMENTS
MONUMENT TO YEGHISHE CHARENTS
1985
State index: 1.6.137
Sculptor: Nikoghayos Nikoghosyan
Architect: Jim Torosyan
The monument of famous Armenian poet, classic of Armenian literature Yeghishe Charents (Soghomonyan, 1897-1937) is installed in the Circular Park, at the intersection of Sayat-Nova Avenue, Khanjyan and Alek Manukyan Streets. The architect is the chief architect of Yerevan (1971-1981), academician Jim Torosyan, the sculptor is National Artist of the USSR Nikoghayos (Nikolay) Nikoghosyan.
The
bronze-made monument is a complex monumental metal composition with a 18.5 m
height rising above the platform, with the face sculpture of Charents facing
the Sayat-Nova Avenue, with a harshly stressed and concentrated facial
expression. On the right of the monument is the image of a man getting rid of
numbness. On the left is the theme of
revolution, embodied by a female figure and interpreted in romantic traditions.
The naked figure with raised hands personifies the theme of the liberated
people.
The
authors succeeded to present the creative spirit of a great poet of the
revolutionary era with sculptural and architectural tricks.
“Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage” SNCO
Yerevan Municipality
