YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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1959


The opening of the David of Sassoun statue (sculptor Yervand Kochar) took place in the square near the railway station.


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1950


During the excavations of Arin Berd hill in 1950, the cuneiform inscription of King Argishti I of the Kingdom of Van was discovered, according to which Argishti I founded the fortress city of Erebuni in BC in the year 782.

2024


“Yerevan Ballet Fest” as a new symbol of the city’s culture