YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
2019
Diana Abgar park was put into operation after reconstruction in June 2019. It is located in the central part of Mashtots Avenue.
The park was put into operation after reconstruction in June 2019. It is located in the central part of Mashtots Avenue (junction of Saryan street and Mashtots avenue) in Yerevan. By the decision of the Council of Elders it was named after the eminent Armenian public figure, writer and publicist, the author of a number of books about the Armenian Question, the Honorary Council of the First Armenian Republic to Japan, Maecenas Diana Abgar.
The park occupying the area of about 20 000 sqm was landscaped, nearly 10 000 trees, bushes, flowers were planted. The recreation area is distinguished by fountains with a illumination. The fountain complex consisted of 600 water jets makes it possible to hold water shows with illumination accompanied by music. The improvement of the park started in 2015. To realize the project "Tashir" group of companies invested about 15 million US dollars in Armenian equivalent.
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2008
On September 29, Two very important road construction junctions for Yerevan were put into operation: the underground passage from Abovyan Park to Myasnikyan Avenue and the adjacent roads to the Saralanj Highway.
1921
The National Gallery of Armenia was founded in 1921 by the decision of the Government of Soviet Armenia, as one of the five departments of the State Museum - the Art Department. Martiros Saryan was appointed the director of the museum. As the first state museum of Armenia, it was officially opened to visitors on August 14, 1921.
