Northern Avenue (Yerevan)
Encyclopedia
Northern Avenue first conceived by Alexander Tamanyan, is a pedestrian avenue in Yerevan
, linking the Opera House with Republic Square.
decided to begin construction on the avenue. According to the original plans, The National Gallery and History Museum in Republic Square was never meant to be built where it is, so Northern Avenue ends near the building, rather than open directly into Republic Square.
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, linking the Opera House with Republic Square.
History
Although it was planned in the earlier part of the 1900s, and no construction was allowed in this section of the city, the actual plan was never implemented during Soviet times. A decade after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the city of YerevanYerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
decided to begin construction on the avenue. According to the original plans, The National Gallery and History Museum in Republic Square was never meant to be built where it is, so Northern Avenue ends near the building, rather than open directly into Republic Square.