List of the statues and memorials in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.[1]
Standing statues
edit| Year | Image | Person | Location | Sculptor | Architect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 
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Stepan Shahumyan | Stepan Shahumyan square, Kentron district | Sergey Merkurov | Ivan Zholtovsky |
| 1933 | 
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Khachatur Abovian | House-Museum of Khachatur Abovian, Kanaker | Andreas Ter-Marukyan | |
| 1949 | 
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Alexander Pushkin | Alexander Pushkin School no. 8, Kentron district | Grigor Aharonyan | |
| 1950 | 
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Khachatur Abovian | Khachatur Abovyan Square, Kentron district | Suren Stepnanyan | Gevorg Tamanyan |
| 1950 | 
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Nelson Stepanyan | Children's Park, Kentron district | Ara Sargsyan | Grigor Aghababayan |
| 1955 | 
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Ghazaros Aghayan | Ghazaros Aghayan school no. 63, Kyevian street, Arabkir district | Yerem Vardanyan | |
| 1955 | 
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Komitas Vardapet | Komitas Pantheon, Shengavit district | Ara Harutyunyan | Grigor Aghababayan |
| 1956 | 
|
Nar-Dos | Nar-Dos School no. 14, Yervand Kochar street, Kentron district | S. Manasyan | |
| 1956 | 
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Hunan Avetisyan | Hunan Avetisyan School no. 74, Bagratunyats street, Shengavit district | Theresa Mirzoyan | Eduard Sarapyan |
| 1956 | 
|
Anton Chekhov | Anton Chekhov School no. 55, Baghramyan Avenue, Kentron district | Grigor Aharonyan | Eduard Sarapyan |
| 1957 | 
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Simon Zakiyan | Children's Park, Kentron district | Ara Harutyunyan | S. Nersisiyan |
| 1957 | 
|
Stepan Shahumyan | Stepan Shahumyan school no. 1, Mashtots Avenue Kentron district | Sargis Baghdasaryan | Jim Torosyan |
| 1957 | 
|
Hovhannes Tumanyan | Theatrical Square (now Freedom Square), Kentron district | Ara Sargsyan | Grigor Aghababayan |
| 1957 | 
|
Alexander Spendiaryan | TTheatrical Square (now Freedom Square), Kentron district | Ghukas Chubaryan, Ara Sargsyan | Feniks Darbinyan, Grigor Aghababayan |
| 1958 | 
|
Alexander Shirvanzade | Shirvanzade School no. 21, Komitas Avenue, Arabkir district | Ara Harutyunyan | Feniks Darbinyan |
| 1959 | 
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Sasuntsi Davit | Sasuntsi Davit square, Yerevan Railway Station, Erebuni district | Yervand Kochar | Mikael Mazmanyan |
| 1961 | Aghasi Khanjian | Komitas Pantheon, Shengavit district | Nikoghayos Nikoghosyan | Grigor Aghababayan | |
| 1963 | 
|
Sayat-Nova | near the Sayat-Nova musical academy, Kentron district | Ara Harutyunyan | Eduard Sarapyan |
| 1963 | 
|
Anania Shirakatsi | Matenadaran institute, Kentron district | Grigor Badalyan | |
| 1964 | 
|
Vahan Terian | Vahan Terian School no. 60, Tigran Mets Avenue, Erebuni district | Arsham Shahinyan | B. Harutyunyan |
| 1965 | 
|
Movses of Khoren | Matenadaran institute, Kentron district | Yerem Vardanyan | |
| 1965 | 
|
Mikael Nalbandian | Circular Park, Nalbandian street, Kentron district | Nikaghayos Nikoghosyan | Jim Torosyan |
| 1965 | 
|
Avetik Isahakyan | Abovyan Street, Kentron district | Sargis Baghdasaryan | Liparit Madoyan |
| 1965 | 
|
Hagop Baronian | Liberty Avenue, Kanaker-Zeytun District | Sargis Baghdasaryan | |
| 1967 | 
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Mesrop Mashtots | Matenadaran institute, Kentron district | Ghukas Chubaryan | |
| 1967 | 
|
Mkhitar Gosh | Matenadaran institute, Kentron district | Ghukas Chubaryan | |
| 1967 | 
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Frik | Matenadaran institute, Kentron district | Suren Nazaryan | |
| 1967 | 
|
Toros Roslin | Matenadaran institute, Kentron district | Arsham Shahinyan | |
| 1967 | 
|
Grigor Tatevatsi | Matenadaran institute, Kentron district | Adibek Grigoryan | |
| 1967 | 
|
Vahagn, the Monster-Killer | Admiral Isakov Avenue, Malatia-Sebastia district | Karlen Nurinjanyan | |
| 1970 | 
|
Stepan Shahumyan | Sebastia street, Malatia-Sebastia district | Friedrich Soghoyan | |
| 1970 |
|
Hrachya Acharyan | Hrachya Acharyan School no. 72, Koryun street, Kentron district | Rafayel Yekmalyan, Hovhannes Hovhannisyan | |
| 1971 | 
|
Liparit Mkhchyan | English Park, Kentron district | Hovhannes Hovhannisyan | |
| 1972 | 
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Daniel Varujan | Daniel Varujan School no. 89, Sebastia street, Malatia-Sebastia district | Torgom Chorekchyan | |
| 1972 | 
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Gabriel Sundukian | English Park, Kentron district | Ara Harutyunyan | |
| 1973 | 
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Levon Orbeli | Orbeli Brothers street, Arabkir District | Gabriel Yeproyan | |
| 1973 | 
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Armenak Mnjoyan | the Technological Center of Organic Chemistry, Azatutyan Avenue, Arabkir district | S. Manasyan, Hovhannes Muradyan | |
| 1974 | 
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Alexander Tamanian | Yerevan Cascade, Tamanian street, Kentron district | Artashes Hovsepyan | S. Petrosyan |
| 1974 | 
|
Aleksandr Griboyedov | next to Rossiya cinema, Tigran Mets Avenue, Kentron district | Hovhannes Bejanyan | Spartak Kndeghtsyan |
| 1974 | 
|
Nairi Zarian | Nairi Zarian School no. 130, Hakob Hakobyan street backway, Arabkir district | Nikoghayos Nikoghosyan | Jim Torosyan |
| 1975 | 
|
Hayk | 1st block of Nor Nork district | Karlen Nurinjanyan | |
| 1975 | 
|
Vardan Mamikonian | Circular Park, Kentron district | Yervand Kochar | Stepan Kyurkchyan |
| 1975 | 
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Hayk Gyulikekhvyan | Mashtots Avenue, Kentron district | ||
| 1977 | 
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Hayk Bzhishkyan | Gai Avenue, Nor Nork district | Suren Nazaryan | Sarkis Gurzadyan |
| 1978 | 
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Paruyr Sevak | Paruyr Sevak School no.123, Avanesov street, Erebuni district | Ara Shiraz | Jim Torosyan |
| 1980 | 
|
Aleksandr Myasnikyan | Aleksandr Myasnikyan square, Kentron district | Ara Shiraz | |
| 1982 | 
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Tork Angegh | Gai Avenue, Nor Nork district | Karlen Nurinjanyan | |
| 1982 | 
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Leo Tolstoy | Leo Tolstoy school no. 128, Azatutyan Avenue, Arabkir district | Levon Tokmajyan | Romeo Julhakyan |
| 1984 | 
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William Saroyan | Komitas Pantheon, Shengavit district | Ara Shiraz | Jim Torosyan |
| 1985 | 
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Vahagn, the Monster-Killer | Vagharshyan street, Arabkir district | Armen Aghalyan, G. Grigoryan | Varazdat Harutyunyan |
| 1985 | 
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Vahagn, the Monster-Killer | Great Patriotic War Memorial park, Malatia-Sebastia district | Suren Nazaryan | Garry Rashidyan |
| 1985 | 
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David Anhaght | David Anhaght street, Kanaker-Zeytun district | Serzh Mehrabyan | Eduard Safaryan |
| 1985 | 
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Yeghishe Charents | Circular Park, Kentron district | Nikoghayos Nikoghosyan | Jim Torosyan |
| 1986 | 
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Martiros Saryan | Martiros Saryan park, Kentron district | Levon Tokmajyan | Artur Tarkhanyan |
| 1987 | 
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Raffi | Raffi School no. 36, Komitas Avenue, Arabkir district | Khachatur Iskandaryan | |
| 1987 | 
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Hakob Meghapart | near the Armenpress building, Saryan street, Kentron district | Khachatur Iskandaryan | |
| 1987 | 
|
Armen Tigranian | Circular Park, Kentron district | Artashes Hovsepyan | |
| 1988 | 
|
Komitas Vardapet | near the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, Kentron District | Ara Harutyunyan | Feniks Darbinyan |
| 1989 | 
|
Tigran Petrosian | near the Yerevan Chess House, Kentron District | Ara Shiraz | Karlen Ananyan |
| 1989 | 
|
Hovhannes Shiraz | Komitas Pantheon, Shengavit District | Ara Shiraz | Aslan Mkhitaryan |
| 1990 | Vahan Tekeyan | Vahan Tekeyan School no. 92, Armin T. Wegner street, Malatia-Sebastia District | Levon Tokmajyan | ||
| 1990 | 
|
Suren Spandaryan | Garegin Nzhdeh Square, Shengavit District | Tom Gevorgyan | L. Gevorgyan, G. Harutyunyan, V. Gevorgyan |
| 1990 | 
|
Garegin Nzhdeh | Christapor street 36/1, Erebuni District | Romik Galstyan | |
| 1991 | 
|
Flower-selling old man or Kara-bala (real name Stepan Harutyunian) |
Abovyan Street, Kentron district | Levon Tokmajyan | |
| 1993 | Artur Karapetyan | Artur Karapetyan park, Shengavit District | R. Balayan | ||
| 1995 | 
|
Movses of Khoren | Yerevan State University, Kentron District | A. Poghosyan | |
| 1997 | 
|
General José de San Martín | Argentine Republic School no. 76, Baghramyan Avenue, Kentron District | ||
| 1998 | 
|
Leonid Engibaryan | Yerevan Circus, Kentron District | Levon Tokmajyan | Aslan Mkhitaryan |
| 1999 | 
|
Anania Shirakatsi | Yerevan State University, Kentron District | Aram Gharibyan | |
| 1999 | 
|
Andranik | Vahan Zatikyan park, Malatia-Sebastia district | Rafik Sargsyan | Ashot Smbatyan |
| 1999 | 
|
Aram Khachaturian | Yerevan Opera Theater, Kentron district | Yuri Petrosyan | Romik Martirosyan |
| 1999 | 
|
Sergei Parajanov | Komitas Pantheon, Shengavit district | Ara Shiraz | Aslan Mkhitaryan |
| 2000 | 
|
King Trdat III | Malatia-Sebastia district | Rafik Sargsyan | |
| 2000 | 
|
Noah | Presidential Palace, Baghramyan Avenue, Kentron district | Levon Tokmajyan | |
| 2000 | 
|
Tigranes the Great | Presidential Palace, Baghramyan Avenue, Kentron district | Levon Tokmajyan | |
| 2000 | William Saroyan | William Saroyan School no. 138, Margaryan 1st backway, Ajapnyak district | Tigran Arzumanyan | ||
| 2000 | 
|
Vahan Terian | Circular Park, Kentron district | Norayr Karganyan | Hamlet Khachatryan |
| 2001 | 
|
Andrei Sakharov | Sakharov square, Kentron district | Tigran Arzumanyan | Levon Ghalumyan |
| 2001 | 
|
Vahan Zatikyan | Vahan Zatikyan park, Malatia-Sebastia district | Rafik Sargsyan | Ashot Smbatyan |
| 2002 | 
|
Andranik | near the Saint Gregory Cathedral, Kentron district | Ara Shiraz | Aslan Mkhitaryan |
| 2002 | 
|
Argishtis I of Urartu | near the Erebuni Museum, Erebuni district | Levon Tokmajyan | Eduard Baroyan |
| 2002 | 
|
Grigor Narekatsi | Sebastia street, Malatia-Sebastia district | Serzh Mehrabyan | Ashot Smbatyan |
| 2002 | 
|
Sahak Partev and Mesrop Mashtots | Yerevan State University, Kentron district | Ara Sargsyan | Romeo Julhakyan |
| 2003 | 
|
Hovhannes (Ivan) Aivazovsky | near the Komitas Chamber Music Hall, Circular Park, Kentron district | Yuri Petrosyan | Stepan Kyurkchyan |
| 2003 | Soghomon Tehlirian | Shinararneri street, Ajapnyak district | Levon Tokmajyan | ||
| 2003 | 
|
Arno Babajanian | Yerevan Opera Theater, Kentron district | Davit Bejanyan | Levon Igityan |
| 2003 | 
|
Hovhannes Bagramyan | American University of Armenia, Kentron district | Norayr Karaganyan | |
| 2003 | Daniel Varujan | Daniel Varujan street, Malatia-Sebastia district | A. Avetisyan | ||
| 2004 | 
|
Tigranes the Great | Gai Avenue, Nor Nork district | Levon Tokmajyan | Razmik Ohanyan |
| 2004 | 
|
Harutyun Shmavonyan | near the press building, Arshakunyats Avenue, Kentron district | Levon Tokmajyan | |
| 2005 | 
|
Ivan Isakov | Admiral Isakov Avenue, Kentron district | Gevorg Gevorgyan, Robert Balasanyan | Levon Mkrtchyan |
| 2004 | 
|
Lord Byron | Fridtjof Nansen park, Nor Nork district | Hrazdan Tokmajyan | |
| 2004 | Franz Werfel | A. Avetisyan | |||
| 2005 | 
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Hovhannes Shiraz | Malatia-Sebastia district | Ara Shiraz | Ashot Smbatyan |
| 2005 | 
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Minas Avetisyan | Nor Zeytun, Kanaker-Zeytun District | Gevorg Gevorgyan, Robert Balayan | |
| 2006 | 
|
Andranik | Museum of Fedayis, Shengavit district | ||
| 2006 | 
|
Sevkaretsi Sako | Museum of Fedayis, Shengavit district | ||
| 2006 | 
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Tigran Petrosian | Tigran Petrosian street, Davtashen district | Norayr Karganyan | |
| 2007 | 
|
Kahlil Gibran | Beirut Street, Kentron district | Levon Tokmajyan | |
| 2007 | 
|
Andranik Margaryan | Komitas Pantheon, Shengavit district | ||
| 2007 | 
|
Kevork Chavush[2][3] | the intersection of Beknazaryan and Mazmanyan streets, Ajapnyak district | Levon Tokmajyan | Zhirayr Petrosyan |
| 2007 | 
|
Monte Melkonian | Victory Park, Kanaker-Zeytun district | ||
| 2008 | 
|
Tsovinar, the birth of Sanasar and Baghdasar | Vahagn Davtyan park, Arabkir district | Vigen Avetis | |
| 2008 | 
|
William Saroyan[4] | the intersection of Teryan and Moskovyan streets, Kentron district | Davit Yerevantsi | Ruben Hasratyan, Levon Igityan |
| 2009 | 
|
Aram Manukian | near the Police building, Kentron district | Levon Tokmajyan | |
| 2009 | 
|
Sayat-Nova[5] | the intersection of Sayat-Nova Avenue and Khanjyan street, Kentron district | Toros Raskelenyan | |
| 2009 | 
|
Viktor Hambardzumyan | Yerevan State University observatory, Kentron district | Tariel Hakopyan | Hayk Asatryan |
| 2010 | 
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Vahagn Davtyan | Vahagn Davtyan park, Arabkir district | Levon Tokmajyan | |
| 2010 | 
|
Gevorg Emin | Lovers' Park, Kentron district | Ashot Aramyan | |
| 2011 | 
|
Fridtjof Nansen | the intersection of Abovyan and Moskovyan streets, Kentron district | Garegin Davtyan | |
| 2011 | 
|
Jules Bastien-Lepage | Place de France, Kentron District | Auguste Rodin | |
| 2011 | 
|
Leonardo da Vinci | Armenian National University of Architecture and Construction, Kentron District | Dino de Ranieri | |
| 2012 | 
|
Alexander Mantashev | Abovyan Street, Kentron district | Tigran Arzumanyan | |
| 2012 | 
|
Vahram Papazyan | Vahram Papazyan street, Arabkir district | Levon Tokmajyan | |
| 2013 | Garo Kahkejian | Ernst Thälmann School no. 13, Arshakunyats Avenue, Kentron district | |||
| 2013 | Gurgen Margaryan | Leningradyan street, Malatia-Sebastia district | |||
| 2013 | 
|
Anton Kochinyan | Anton Kochinyan street, Kentron district | Tigran Arzumanyan | |
| 2013 | 
|
Andranik Margaryan | Andranik Margaryan High School no. 29, Kentron district | Albert Sokhikyan | |
| 2013 | Taras Shevchenko | Circular Park, Kentron district | V. Petrosyan | S. Sardaryan | |
| 2013 | 
|
Fridtjof Nansen | Fridtjof Nansen Park, Nor Nork District | Albert Sokhikyan | |
| 2014 | 
|
Movses Gorgisyan | Movses Gorgisyan park, Shengavit District | Hayk Tokmajyan | |
| 2014 | 
|
Avag Petrosyan | Avag Petrosyan street, Kentron District | Tigran Arzumanyan | Levon Ghalumyan |
| 2014 | Calouste Gulbenkian | Calouste Gulbenkian street, Arabkir District | Garegin Davtyan |
Decorative statues
edit| Year | Image | Name | Location | Sculptor | Architect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 
|
Hands of Friendship from Carrara to Yerevan | Circular Park, Kentron district | Ara Harutyunyan | |
| 1965 | 
|
Melody | near the Yerevan Opera Theater, Kentron district | Sargis Baghdasaryan | |
| 1967 | 
|
Mother Armenia | Victory Park, Kanaker-Zeytun district | Ara Harutyunyan | Rafael Israelyan |
| 1970 | Rebirth | Circular Park, Kentron district | Ruzan Kyurkchyan | ||
| 1970 | 
|
Waiting | Circular Park, Kentron district | Stepan Taryan | |
| 1970 | 
|
The Water-Selling Boy | Stepan Shahumyan square, Kentron district | Hovhannes Bejanyan | Spartak Kndeghtsyan |
| 1972 | 
|
Hypernetic's Muse | Mergelyan Institute of Mathematical Machines, Arabkir district | Yervand Kochar | |
| 1973 | 
|
Anush and Saro | Tumanyan Park, Ajapnyak district | Levon Tokmajyan | |
| 1975 | 
|
The Girl from Van | Abovyan Street, Kentron district | Hripsimé Simonyan | |
| 1975 | 
|
Nor Arabkir | Komitas Avenue, Arabkir district | Spartak Kndeghtsyan | |
| 1976 | 
|
Pepo | English Park, Kentron district | Grigor Aharonyan | Mark Grigoryan |
| 1982 | 
|
Maternity | Pargev Margaryan maternity hospital, Mashtots Avenue, Kentron district | Yuri Minasyan | |
| 1984 | Mountain Dance | near "Dvin" hotel, Hakop Paronyan street, Kentron district | Tigran Arzumanyan | Ashot Aleksanyan | |
| 1985 | 
|
Revived Armenia | Circular Park, Kentron district | Khoren Ter-Harutyunyan | |
| 1985 | 
|
The Woman from Karabakh | near the Yerevan Opera Theater, Kentron district | Davit Yerevantsi | |
| 1986 | 
|
Loretsi Sako | Tumanyan Park, Ajapnyak district | Sargis Baghdasaryan | |
| 1986 | Peace | Malatia-Sebastia district | Suren Nazaryan | ||
| 1990 | Phoenix | Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre of Yerevan, Kentron district | William Petrosyan | ||
| 1994 | Angel | Children's railway, Kentron district | Hovhannes Muradyan | ||
| 1994 | 
|
Fire Dance (Lilith) | Uruguay square, Kentron district | William Petrosyan | |
| 1994 | 
|
Jaguar | Children's railway, Kentron district | William Petrosyan | |
| 2001 | Prometheus | Faustus of Byzantium street, Kentron district | Yuri Petrosyan | ||
| 2002 | 
|
Cat | Tamanian street, Kentron district | Fernando Botero | |
| 2002 | 
|
Roman Warrior | Tamanian street, Kentron district | Fernando Botero | |
| 2002 | 
|
Mother Arisen from Ashes | Tsitsernakaberd Genocide memorial, Kentron district | Rostam Avetisyan | |
| 2003 | 
|
Melancholia | Faustus of Byzantium street, Kentron district | Yervand Kochar | Ashot Karapetyan |
| 2007 | 
|
"The Men" (1973) | Martiros Saryan park, Kentron district | Davit Minasyan | |
| 2009 | 
|
Armenuhi[6] | Lovers' Park, Kentron district | Hripsime Simonyan | |
| 2012 | 
|
Eternal Conduct | the intersection of Moskovyan and Terian streets, Kentron district | Davit Yerevantsi | Ruben Hasratyan |
| 2012 | 
|
Smoking Woman | Tamanian street, Kentron district | Fernando Botero |
Removed statues
edit| Year completed - year removed |
Image | Name | Location | Sculptor | Architect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-1930's | Catherine II of Russia | near the Saint Nikolai Cathedral (now Shahumyan square), Kentron district | Alexander Opekushin | ||
| 1932–1988 | Meshadi Azizbekov | Azizbekov square (now Sakharov square), Kentron district | Suren Stepanyan | ||
| 1935-1990's | Ghukas Ghukasyan | near the Yerevan State University, Kentron district | Suren Stepanyan | Hayk Asatryan | |
| 1939-1941 | Sasuntsi Davit | Sasuntsi Davit Square, same artist and location as current Sasuntsi Davit statue which was demolished when sculptor Kochar was arrested by the Soviets, then he was commissioned to place a new one after he was "rehabilitated". | Yervand Kochar | ||
| 1940–1991 | 
|
Vladimir Lenin | Lenin square (now Republic Square), Kentron district | Sergey Merkurov | Levon Vardanyan |
| 1950–1962 | 
|
Joseph Stalin | Victory Park, Kanaker-Zeytun district, replaced with the current statue of Mother Armenia | Sergey Merkurov | Rafael Israelyan |
| 1962–1990 | Karl Marx | near the State Engineering University of Armenia, Kentron district | Artashes Hovsepyan | Seda Petrosyan | |
| - 1990's | Kamo | near the Kamo school (now the Argentine Republic school no. 76), Baghramyan Avenue, Arabkir district | L. Apresyan | E. Papyan | |
| 1982 - 1990's | Glory to the work | the intersection of Arshakunyats Avenue and Bagratunyats street, Shengavit district | Ara Harutyunyan |
References
edit- ^ Khanjyan, Artush (2004). Statues of Yerevan [Երեւանի արձանները] (in Armenian). Yerevan. ISBN 99941-920-1-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ (in Armenian) ԵՐԵՒԱՆՈՒՄ ԲԱՑՎԵՑ ԳԵՒՈՐԳ ՉԱՎՈՒՇԻ ԱՐՁԱՆԸ Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Armenian) ՏԱԳՆԱՊ. ԹՈՔՄԱՋՅԱՆԸ ԲՌՆԱԶԱՎԹՈՒՄ Է... Archived 2018-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Armenian) Երևանում կբացվի Վիլյամ Սարոյանի արձանը
- ^ New Sayat Nova Statue in Yerevan Archived 2009-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Armenian) Արմենուհի
- Monuments of Yerevan in the Official Website of the City of Yerevan