Charles Aznavour Square and Grand Hotel Yerevan

Charles Aznavour Square (in

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

Շառլ Ազնավուրի հրապարակ) is a small square in the

Kentron District Kentron (), is one of the Districts of Yerevan, 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It comprises the downtown, the commercial centre of the city. As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 119,841. Kentron is bordered by ...

of the

capital

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ...

. The square is named in honour of the French Armenian singer

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( ; ; ; born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a Armenians in France, French singer and songwriter of Armenian descent. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringi ...

as part of the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Armenian independence in 2001. The square adjacent to

Abovyan Street Abovyan Street (), is a street at the central Kentron district of the Armenian capital Yerevan. It was known as Astafyan Street between 1868 and 1920. The street runs from the central Republic Square to the statue of prominent Armenian writer ...

includes a number of important venues including

Stanislavski Russian Theatre of Yerevan Officially State Russian Drama Theatre named after Konstantin Stanislavski (), more commonly Stanislavski Russian Theatre, is a state theatre in the Armenian capital of Yerevan located on Abovyan Street in the central Kentron district of the city ...

, the

Moscow Cinema Moscow Cinema () is a cinema hall in the Armenian capital Yerevan. It is located in Charles Aznavour Square on Abovyan Street. History and structure The cinema was opened in 1936 on the site of Saint Paul and Peter Church, which was demolish ...

, the Artists' Union of Armenia offices. Grand Hotel Yerevan on Abovyan Street also overlooks the square. The square also hosted the

Yerevan Vernissage Yerevan Vernissage ( ''Vernisazh'') is a large open-air market in Yerevan, Armenia. The name of the market is the derived from the French word ''vernissage''. The market lies along Aram Street and Buzand Street at a length of , connecting the H ...

before the latter moved to its present location.

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