Sightseeing of Yerevan

Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, is set among mountains at the altitude of 3,100 to 4,000 feet above sea level on the river Hrazdan. It's the only river that flows out of the Lake Sevan, 30 miles from Mt. Ararat-of Biblical fame. Yerevan, which is 2782 years old, is one of the oldest cities in the world. It is 15 years older than the Eternal City. The city was founded by King Argishti I of Urartu in 782 BC. Today, Yerevan is a modern city with interesting architecture, plenty of museums and historical monuments. Tatian's Travel offers you to visit the Republic of Armenia, the ancient land with unique history, beautiful nature, and cross-stones and churches at the foot of the Biblical Ararat. You will find wonder in every place of Armenia - in its marvelous nature, in the world of mounts and forests, in waterfalls and canyons, and in ruins of temples, churches, and monasteries.

National Art Gallery. It is situated in the central square of Yerevan, the gallery makes a great impression on the viewer by its architectural style. The Art Gallery has three main expositions, those of Armenian, Russian and European arts. Out of the 20,000 items of the collection only 3,000 are permanently exhibited. There are over 16,000 works of Armenian, Russian, West European, and Eastern art.

History Museum. The History Museum, founded in 1921, has 160,000 exhibits. A visit to the museum is a fascinating journey from the Stone Age and man's first settlements to the end of the 19th century. There are unique relics of how people lived, beginning from the first social system, stone age tools, items made of bronze and iron, weapons from the time of the Urartu state, statuettes, jugs, coins, ornate jewelers, and household utensils found during excavations. The ethnographic section houses a collection of national costumes, carpets, amulets and agricultural implements.

Tsitsernakaberd Monument and Museum. This monument commemorates the 1915 Genocide. It was built around 1965. The monument and its eternal flame are pilgrimage sites for Armenians all around the world. The Armenian Genocide was carried out by the "Young Turk" government of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1916 (with subsidiaries to 1922-23). One and a half million Armenians were killed, out of a total of two and a half million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.

Matenadaran Museum. Matenadaran is a scientific research institute of old manuscripts at the Government of the Republic of Armenia. It is the largest center of study and safekeeping of Armenian manuscripts in the world. Originals and hand-written copies of more than 17,000 manuscripts and around 300,000 divan and archive documents not only in Armenian, but also Greek, Latin, Arabic, Persian, Assyrian, Jewish, Hindu, and Japanese are kept in the Matenadaran. The institute annually provides with around 3,000 hand written and published materials, available for study.