The opening of the David of Sassoun statue (sculptor Yervand Kochar) took place in the square near the railway station.
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1874
Yerevan's first publishing house opened. It belonged to Zahariya Gevorkyan.
2008
On December 13, the opening of the William Saroyan Monument at the adjacent area of the Mashtots Avenue and Moskovyan Street crossroad took place.