Vardan Mamikonyan statue, Yerevan, Armenia

Vardan Mamikonyan statue

памятник Вардану Мамиконяну · Վարդան Մամիկոնյանի արձան

The Vardan Mamikonyan statue stands in Yerevan's Circular Park, near where Vardanants and Khanjyan streets meet. It went up in 1975, the work of sculptor Yervand Kochar and architect Stepan Kyurkchyan.

Vardan Mamikonyan led the Armenian side in the 450-451 uprising against Sasanian rule and served as sparapet (commander-in-chief) at the Battle of Avarayr. The statue is listed among the history and culture monuments of Yerevan's Kentron district.

The entrance is wheelchair accessible, and the site is noted as suitable for children.

The statue sits within Yerevan itself, in the Circular Park, roughly 1 km east-southeast of the city center in a straight line.

Location

Good to know

  • Good for children
  • Step-free access

Facts

Address
1 Yervand Kochar St, Երեւան
From Yerevan
~1 km east-southeast

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