Hayk Square

Historic site in Vanadzor, Armenia

Hayk Square
Native name Armenian: Հայքի Հրապարակ
Hayk Square
Location	Vanadzor, Armenia
Area	13,000 m²
Built	1950s (completed)
Architectural style(s)	mix of Armenian, Russian and neoclassical
Governing body	Vanadzor City Council

Hayk Square (Armenian: Հայքի Հրապարակ Hayki Hraparak), is the large central town square in Vanadzor, Armenia. It is intersected by the Tigran Mets Avenue from the southeast the northwest, and the Movses Khorenatsi Street from the northeast.

The square was opened during the 1950s, based on the original plan designed by architects Baghdasar Arzoumanian and Hovhannes Margarian. During the Soviet period, the square was known as Kirov Square (Armenian: Կիրովի Հրապարակ), named after the Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov.^[1] Kirov's statue was standing at the centre of the square until the independence of Armenia. It is envisaged to erect the statues of Hayk Nahapet and Tigranes the Great at the square.^[2]

Description

Hayk square is decorated with several fountains at its central part. It is surrounded with notable buildings:

The Lori Province administration building, occupying the southern part
The Vanadzor City Hall - designed by Baghdasar Arzoumanian - occupying the eastern part
Gugark Hotel - designed by Baghdasar Arzoumanian-, occupying the western part

Gallery

Hayk Square from above
Lori province's administration
The city hall
Lori Province administration
Gugark Hotel
View of the Hayk Square

References

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^ "The statues of Hayk|Hayk Nahapet and Tigranes the Great will be erected at the central square of Vanadzor"

40°48′39″N 44°29′05″E / 40.81083°N 44.48472°E / 40.81083; 44.48472

Vanadzor

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