SQUARES AND PARKS

By the decision of the Yerevan Council of Elders No. 299-N dated 18.03.2015, the park was named after the National Hero of Armenia (1996), participant of the First Karabakh War, Tatul Krpeyan (1965-1991). The opening took place on September 2, 2015. It occupies an area of 5.64 hectares.

Even in Soviet years, at the beginning of the Nor Nork residential area, at the edge of Gay Avenue, a park was organized where in the 1990s, soldiers who died during the First Karabakh War were buried. In 1997, an orange tuff khachkar was installed, dedicated to the martyrs of the Armenian liberation struggle.

For about 20 years, the park remained without care. Major repairs were carried out in 2014-2015 as part of the program to restore green areas in Yerevan communities. The creation of the new park was based on a project developed by a group of students from the University of Architecture and Construction. During the improvement, basalt stairs were built, alleys were tiled, curbs were updated, retaining walls were built and faced with travertine and basalt slabs, gazebos and benches were installed, a pool with 44 small fountains was built, as well as drinking fountains, a tennis court, and children's playgrounds. An amphitheater was also built in the park for various events. A new irrigation system and a new lighting network were installed.

The park also features a monument to the crew of the Mi-24 helicopter shot down on November 12, 2014, by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Army, a khachkar for those who died in the four-day April 2016 war, and numerous sculptures. On April 30, 2017, a bust of Tatul Krpeyan was solemnly unveiled (sculptor Levon Tokmajyan).