The opening of the David of Sassoun statue (sculptor Yervand Kochar) took place in the square near the railway station.
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1981
The first line of the Yerevan subway was opened on 7 March.
1957
Bronze monuments of Hovhannes Tumanyan and Alexander Spendiarov (sculptors Ara Sarkisyan and Ghukas Chubaryan) were erected on the Opera Square.