On June 4, a strong earthquake completely destroyed the town. The Yerevan Fortress was destroyed completely, so were the following churches: Poghos-Petros, Katoghike, Zoravor and the Gethsemane Chapel.
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2011
On September 21, the 20th anniversary of the RA Independence was celebrated on which occasion a military parade was held in Republic Square.
2009
On January 20, House-museum of great poetess S.Kaputikyan was opened on the day of her 90th birth anniversary in Yerevan.
