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At night. |
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At night in the restaurant / park. |
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More winter photos "a winter day in my neighborhood" |
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A beautiful summer day in the park. |
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The famous tree in the Haghartsin complex where people tie ribbons on to for their wishes to happen. |
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A few night shots from Yerevan |
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Shopkeeper in her booth selling tasty Armenian fruits & vegetables. |
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View from a balcony in city center. |
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More of Glendale, CA Streets. Click on photo for more. |
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Don't forget Vernisaj, where you can find many things. It is open on the weekends and vendors bring their locally Armenian made good to the market mostly for the tourists. Click on photo for more. |
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Charles Aznavour Square, looking at Moscow movie theater. |
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Here’s the new resurfaced Abovyan Street by Charles Aznavour square. A few years ago you would see cars sporadically here but now this street has more cars on it than it could accommodate. Finding a parking spot is next to impossible too. |
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Looking out toward the street with hotel Golden Tulip (ex Yerevan) at left and Astafyan hotel complex across the street. |
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Café restaurant in between Kino Moskva (Moscow Movie Theater) and hotel Golden Tulip. The pool in front has fountains that are turned on during the warmer seasons for several hours a day. |
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Saint Gregor Church looks more majestic up close in person. Visitors going up to Saint Gregor Church. |
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On the side where visitors can be dropped off. |
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Stairs from the side. |
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Built in the 7th century by Catholicos Nerses III, on the location where king Trdat and Saint Gregor the illuminator met regarding the acceptance of Christianity. Destroyed in the 10th century. Excavated 1901-1907. |
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Cascade. |
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Walking to the street after a visit to Saint Gregor church. |
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Taking a nap at the Republic square. |
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Cascade (circa 2000) in winter. Yes, there were booths and narrow space for flowers but it certainly has changed a lot. |
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Cascade of today. Lively and fun. A great place to hang out day or night. |
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Looking at the top of Etchmiadzin Cathedral |
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Happy days for one child playing outside. |
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The
sign showing the rendering for a new construction at this location.
This is one of many new buildings rising up in the new Yerevan. Unfortunately
such constructions are at a cost to the green belt around the city as
well as other green areas all around the city. |
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The lone soldier at the top of the Cascade where the new art museum is being built to store modern art, including paintings and sculptures. |
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The temporary wall blocking the view to another construction site. One can pick inside and see the progress of the constructions. |
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Construction on the North Avenue. This is one of many building that is being built. Many are condominiums and shopping. vast parking is also being built underground. |
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The statue of Arno Babajanyan in front of the swan pool, which was under construction to convert it to a ice skating rink during winter. |
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A better view of this famous Armenian composer pianist. Many don't like this sculpture for its caricature look. |
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A slow moving electric train clunking away on the tracks in one residential area of Yerevan. Unfortunately the trains are not state of the art and it shows. |
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The train comes and goes only a few times a day at the most. When not present, people use the area as a short cut to the street... |
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Some people look for things... |
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Children play around... |
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Some do gardening & planting... |
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Others carry back their shopping... |
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And then it's the train again going back to the train station in the city center... |
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Yes, the train is rusting out...it would have certainly been nice if someone grabbed a brush and paint and gave this and other trains like it some new life. |
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Going right behind the yard with the dog not paying attention to it. |
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Spring time is the cleaning time. Cleaning crew cleaning the pool in front of the museum at the Republic Square. |
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The beautiful pool after cleaning. Children like to get in the pool when it's hot. |
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Car body parts are everywhere in Armenia. Here are some photos of parts and empty shells all around the country. Click on photo for more. |
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A Panorama near Aragats river. This area is so breathtaking, it's calm and crisp, quiet and peaceful. It is on the way to the highest mountain in Armenia, mount Aragats. |
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Lake Kar (stone) is located near mount Aragats, the highest pick in Armenia. The road to this lake is very beautiful. Click on photo to see a series of photos from a short trip to this lake. |
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Looking at the Republic Square from behind the large billboard. |
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The fountains (shatervans) in the middle section of the street, straddled by coffee shops. The fountains are active almost all the time during warm seasons. |
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As the traffic has grown in Armenia, parking problem
has grown too. Here in front of the government building near the Erebuni
hotel cars are parked in two rows and watched by an attendant.
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Some single dwellings in an older part of Yerevan |
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Northern Avenue, partially open with new modern buildings all around. |
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Sitting out the sunset in front of another newly constructed building. |
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It's the learning season and the students are out there in full force. Click on photo for more. |
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The latest art addition in Armenia. A little wooden ship devoted to the memory of the ship Kilikia on the top of the Cascade in Yerevan. |
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The naked soldier on top of the Cascade. |
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Haghardzin like many other ancient Armenian churches is a very enchanting place. Once you walk inside any of its buildings, you are captivated by it. You can feel the history like you are there. As I've said before, no matter how much you look at a picture, it will never be like personally being there and feeling the air, the sounds and the smells. Click on photo for pano. |
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A scene from a party devoted to kids in the park of Opera. |
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A beautiful lively day at the Cascade. People are all over the place at the bottom of the cascade while others enjoy the view from the top. Don't forget to look at some of the of panoramas on the panorama page from the Cascade. |
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Haghardzin with its vegetation all over the stone walls. A dangerous invasion. |
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Other photos from haghardzin. |
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Armenia trash problem, it is not a Yerevan only problem. Here are some photos of the problem in Yerevan. |
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New buildings being constructed on Amiryan street in Yerevan. |
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Another construction in place of an old cinema in Yerevan. |
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New construction at top of the Cascade. |
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Construction site of new luxury condos on top of the Cascade. |
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Foundations of another building. |
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Another road being constructed, connecting the new development areas to the main road to the center of Yerevan. |
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A city overview , looking at some developments. |
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A shopper resting in front of one of the music stores in Yerevan. |
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An event in front of Marriott hotel dedicated to the students of special school number 15, Yerevan. |
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A gardner hosing the area by the sign "Maximalist:" |
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Sanahin Monastery 360° Virtual reality |
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Metal Art in Yerevan |
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Kecharis Virtual Reality Panorama |
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A few shots around town in Yerevan. |
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Like many other lands there are plenty of animals in Armenia, both domesticated and wild. You can experience them all around the country, in the villages or grazing parts of the land. There are also many dogs and cats every where including cities. Here are some random photos of animals in Armenia. |
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In and around Yerevan |
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Balconies and windows in Armenia are very fascinating to look at with all their varieties, modifications, additions and so on. Each building and its balconies have character. Take a deep look at these and analyze. More here |
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Pedestrians on the streets |
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Above and below, event at Marriott hotel dedicated to the school number 15 |
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Sanahin Monastery Interior Virtual Reality |
