HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

State index: 1.6.96.1

Start of operation: 1958

Architects: Mark Grigoryan, Eduard Sarapyan,

with participation of Eduard Altounyan and Levon Melkonyan

Structural Engineer: S. G. Baghdasaryan

Formerly: ARMENIA HOTEL

Located on Republic Square, at the corner of Amiryan Street.

The hotel has been operating since 1958. In 1963, the wing on Amiryan Street was built. In the 1980s, the wing on Vazgen Sargsyan Street was built (architects: Mark Grigoryan, Eduard Sarapyan).

During the Soviet period, it was the main hotel of the city. In 1998, it was completely renovated in accordance with international standards and renamed Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan.

The central building located on the square has a concave outline corresponding to the square. It consists of seven floors. The restaurant is located on the third and fourth floors, and the rooms are on the fifth, sixth and seventh floors. The hotel includes a lobby and three dining halls, as well as a cafe-restaurant on the first floor, a cocktail bar, etc. The length of the facade is 172 m.

The main facade of the building is distinguished by its rhythmic and vertical composition. Stone carving with national ornaments is used in the decoration.

It is built of stone, the walls are made of midis. The floor slabs and load-bearing structures are made of reinforced concrete.

The Armenia Marriott Hotel, together with the Trade Unions and Communications Ministry building, which was designed on a similar principle, forms a separate group and is separated from the group of government buildings by the major axis of the square. It is one of the public buildings of Soviet Armenia from the 1950s, which plays an important role in the formation of Republic Square.