Yerevan

By Shahen Ispirian

Armenia

Yerevan is the capital city of the Republic of Armenia

• King Argishti founded Erebuni in 782 B.C.E.• Erebuni means Victory• Erebuni became Yerevan• Yerevan is 2795 years old and 29 years older than Rome

History

Architecture

•Yerevan’s Master Planner was Alexander Tamanyan• In 1936 Yerevan’s Opera won a Gold Medal in Paris

Art• Yerevan has many statues and sculptures• My favorites are: The Lion, the cat, and David of Sasun• I live near Mother Armenia

Hrazdan River• Hrazdan river begins at Lake Sevan, passes through Yerevan and ends in Western Armenia • My family loves to exercise there. It is beautiful!

•Yerevan Metro was built during Soviet rule• The metro has one line

Yerevan Metro

• Yerevan has many football stadiums

Yerevan Football

• It is up to us to have a city that is clean!

Clean Yerevan

Ayb, the school I love is also in Yerevan

Ayb School

Thank you!