SQUARES AND PARKS

2019

The park is situated in the Central administrative district, at the northwestern end of Main Avenue, near the Haypost building, and between Saryan Street and Mashtots Avenue. It spans approximately 20,000 square meters.

Main Avenue was designed by architect Alexander Tamanyan as part of the first master plan for Soviet Yerevan in 1924 and has been included in all subsequent master plans for the capital. The avenue links Aram Street (formerly Spandaryan) and Buzand Street (formerly Sverdlov), stretching from the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in the southeast (as per Tamanyan’s design) to the twin Kond tunnels in the northeast. During the Soviet era, these tunnels connected the city center with the Hrazdan River recreation area and the now-closed Children’s Park. The avenue, with various modifications, was developed later, featuring fountains, flower beds, and lawns. The Mashtots-Saryan section was constructed in the 1970s, and high-rise buildings were added between 2000 and 2010. Major renovations took place from 2015 to 2016, including the planting of about 10,000 new trees, shrubs, and flowers, as well as paving and the installation of musical fountains.

This park is one of the city’s newer green spaces. Following its reconstruction, it was named after Diana Hovhannes Abgar (née Anahit Aghabekyan, 1859-1937) on October 8, 2019, by the city council. Abgar was an Armenian writer, publicist, public figure, and the diplomatic representative and consul general of the First Republic of Armenia in the Far East, particularly Japan. She wrote nine books on the Armenian Genocide and was the world’s first female diplomat.

The renovation of the park was financed by the Tashir Group of Companies.

“Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage” SNCO

Yerevan Municipality