Vartanants Square
Vartanants Square (Armenian: Վարդանանց Հրապարակ Vartanants Hraparak) or Vardanants Square, is the large central town square in Gyumri, Armenia. It is bordered by the Abovyan street from the west, Gai street from the north, Shahumyan street from the east and Vahan Cheraz street from the south. It has a rectangular shape (280 by 140 meters).
| Vartanants Square | |
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| Native name Armenian: Վարդանանց Հրապարակ | |
The equestrian statue of Vartan Mamikonian and Gyumri City Hall at the Vartanants Square | |
| Location | Gyumri, Armenia |
| Area | 39,200 m² |
| Built | 1930s (completed) |
| Architectural style(s) | mix of Armenian, Russian and neoclassical |
| Governing body | Gyumri City Council |
The square was known as the May Uprising Square (Armenian: Մայիսյան Ապստամբության հրապարակ), named after the failed Bolshevik uprising against the Dashnak government of the First Republic of Armenia in May 1920. The square was opened during the 1930s under the Soviet rule, based on the original plan of Alexander Tamanian and the revised plan of D. Chislian.
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