Pink buildings
Volcanic stone.
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The architectural heart of Yerevan and its finest square, a broad oval laid out by the architect Alexander Tamanian in the 1920s and ringed by stately government buildings in pink and yellow volcanic tuff, with carved Armenian ornament and tall arches. Around the square stand the Government House with its clock tower, the historic Marriott hotel and a large building housing the History Museum of Armenia and the National Gallery, among the richest museums in the country, with collections from the Stone Age to modern times. In front of the museum is the pool of the singing fountains, whose waters dance to music and lights on summer evenings, drawing families and visitors until late. In the evening the pink stone takes on a warm glow under the lights. The square is open and free at any time, and the museum charges admission. It is the ideal starting point for a walk around central Yerevan, to the nearby Vernissage market and the Blue Mosque.
Volcanic stone.
Music and lights.
On the square.
Central Yerevan
Vernissage MarketArmenia's best-known handicraft market, an open-air market a few minutes from Re7 minutes walk4.6
Blue MosqueThe only working mosque in Armenia today, built in the 1760s under Hussein Ali K8 minutes walk4.6
The CascadeA giant white limestone stairway climbing a hill on the north side of central Ye17 minutes walk4.8
Matenadaran (Institute of Ancient Manuscripts)One of the world's richest repositories of ancient manuscripts, an institute and22 minutes walk4.6On evenings in the warm season, with music and lights.