HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
SWAN LAKE
1963
Architect: Gevorg Musheghyan
In the 1960s, water areas were created in Yerevan's recreation zones to mitigate the city's hot and humid microclimate. The first of the planned artificial reservoirs was Swan Lake, built in 1963 according to architect Gevorg Musheghyan’s design.
Swan Lake is located at
the intersection of Tumanyan and Teryan streets, in the southeastern part of
the park surrounding the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet. It was
named in honor of P. I. Tchaikovsky’s famous “Swan Lake” ballet. The area of
the lake previously contained old, dilapidated houses, and during the Soviet
years, black and white swans lived in the lake.
Swan Lake is graphically
a miniature version of Lake Sevan, constructed from stone and concrete. Its
surface area is about 2490 square meters, with a capacity of 2400 cubic meters.
During construction, the surrounding area was landscaped (about 3,400 square
meters), and willows were planted. Concrete paths (about 2700 square meters)
run around the lake and through the greenery. The lake has an island connected
to the path by a small bridge.
Since 2005, part of the
lake has been transformed into an ice-skating rink during winter.
In 1965, the “Melody”
sculpture (by sculptor Sargis Baghdasaryan) was installed near the lake, and in
2003, a monument to the famous composer Arno Babajanian (architect: Levon
Igityan, sculptor: David Bejanyan) was erected.
“Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage” SNCO
Yerevan Municipality
