YEREVAN CHRONOLOGY

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2021


In May, "Yerevan Park" was opened. "Yerevan Park" is the largest theme park in the region.


The park features more than 20 attractions from leading European manufacturers. The park has a variety of children's, family and exciting attractions, both indoors and outdoors.

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1958


The construction of a complex of buildings in Lenin Square (architects Alexander Tamanyan, Rafo Israelyan) and the Matenadaran repository for ancient manuscripts (architect Mark Grigoryan) which rose above Lenin Avenue (present-day Mashtots) was completed.

1513-1735


During Ottoman-Persian Wars Yerevan “changed hands” 14 times. Western Armenia fell into the neighboring Ottoman hands, while Eastern Armenia stayed part of Safavid Iran.