Republic Square

Republic Square is the central city square of Yerevan and it is one of the main architectural complexes of the capital.Republic square is the heart of Yerevan, the base of the General Plan of Yerevan designed in 1924-1936 by architect Alexander Tamanyan. It is situated in the center of Yerevan, in the junction joining Abovyan, Nalbandyan, Amiryan, V.Sargsyan streets and Tigran Mets avenue. During the Soviet era, Republic Square was named after Lenin. The statue of Lenin (sculptor S. Mercurov, architects N. Paremuzova, L. Vardanov) used to be erected in the southern part of the square, which was dismantled in 1991.