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40°09′04″N 44°29′00″E / 40.15111°N 44.48333°E / 40.15111; 44.48333
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Garegin Nzhdeh Square
Native name
Armenian: Գարեգին Նժդեհի Հրապարակ
Aerial view of the Garegin Nzhdeh Square
Location Shengavit district
Yerevan, Armenia
Area17,500 m²
Builtopened on 30 April 1959
Architectural style(s)mix of Armenian and neoclassical
Governing body Yerevan City Council

Garegin Nzhdeh Square ( Armenian: Գարեգին Նժդեհի Հրապարակ, romanizedGaregin Nzhdehi hraparak), formerly Souren Spandaryan Square ( Armenian: Սուրեն Սպանդարյանի հրապարակ, romanizedSouren Spandaryani hraparak), is the second largest square in the city of Yerevan, Armenia. It is located in the Shengavit district, to the south of the city centre. The square is intersected by the following streets: Garegin Nzhdeh, Manandian, Yeghbayrutian and Bagratuniats. The square was officially opened on 30 April 1959.

The statue of the Bolshevik leader Suren Spandaryan is erected in the square since 1990. The square was renamed after the Armenian National Hero Garegin Nzhdeh on 25 May 1991. [1]

The metro station of Garegin Nzhdeh Square and the "Metro Theatre" hall are located underground the square. [2]

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References

  1. ^ Onanyan, Vardan Վարդան Օնանյան (21 November 2010). Նժդեհն ընդդեմ Սպանդարյանի [Nzhdeh and Spandaryan]. Haykakan Zhamanak Հայկական Ժամանակ (in Armenian). Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Metro". Yerevan Municipality Official Website. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

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40°09′04″N 44°29′00″E / 40.15111°N 44.48333°E / 40.15111; 44.48333