The opening of the David of Sassoun statue (sculptor Yervand Kochar) took place in the square near the railway station.
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1883
The Yerevan Hotel (now "Grand Hotel Yerevan") and the photo studio and workshop of famous photographer Leon from Tbilisi, opened on Astafyevskaya (nowadays Abovyan) Street.
1941
The Yerevan Zoo was established in the city.
