Architectural Yerevan

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1. Matenadaran was built in 1920 and is one of the repositories of ancient manuscripts in the world (more than 17 thousand). Matenadaran located in the end of M. Mashtots street (main street of the Yerevan). Monuments of Mesrop Mashtots and other great Armenian historians and philosophers were erected in this part of the building. Inside, you will see a magnificent museum with a huge amount of ancient documents about a wide variety of countries.

   40 min

2. St. Gregory Church was built in 2001 in honor of the 1700th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity in Armenia and is the largest cathedral in Yerevan and in Armenia. Inside you will see a huge hall for services, as well as the delicate architecture of Armenian architects. The Church is located in front of the shopping center Russia, on Tigran Mets Street.

   30 min

3. The great fortress of Erebuni was built by the Urartian king Argishti the First in 782 BC and became the first architectural monument from which the construction of the capital Yerevan began. An archaeological find was made during the Soviet Union and it became a fact that Yerevan is older than Rome. A museum is located right in front of the steps of the entrance, with ancient relics and cuneiform writing of the ancient Urartian kingdom, and the ruins of the historic city rise on the top of the hill. According to Forbes magazine, it is one of the nine oldest fortresses in the world, which everyone should to visit.

   1 h

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How it compares in Yerevan

• Its from-price is 47% below the median of the 769 experiences we list in Yerevan.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 388 of 769.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Yerevan

Yerevan is Armenia's pink-stoned capital, a city of wide squares, café terraces and museums, with Mount Ararat standing on its southern skyline.

The city grew around Erebuni, a fortress founded in 782 BC, though most of today's centre was built in the Soviet era from the soft pink and orange tuff that earned Yerevan its nickname, the Pink City. Republic Square is the hub, framed by government buildings and museums. The Cascade, a giant stairway of terraces and sculpture, climbs a hillside, and the Matenadaran holds a famous collection of medieval manuscripts.

Top-ranked sights in Yerevan: Republic Square, Tsaghkadzor Ropeway, Matenadaran (Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts).

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