YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY
1863
According to the General plan of 1856, the main street was constructed and named Astafyevskaya, after the governor (today, Abovyan Street).
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1883
The Yerevan Hotel (now "Grand Hotel Yerevan") and the photo studio and workshop of famous photographer Leon from Tbilisi, opened on Astafyevskaya (nowadays Abovyan) Street.
2022
The Starmus VI, one of the world-scale science and art festivals took place in Yerevan to bring together world-famous scientists, cosmonauts, musicians, and Nobel Prize winners..