City Tour in Yerevan (Matenadaran, Tsitsernakaberd, Erebuni Museum)

Yerevan

1 hour

The territory of Yerevan has been inhabited since approximately the 2nd half of the 4th millennium BC. The southern part of the city currently known as Shengavit has been populated since at least 3200 BC, during the period of Kura–Araxes culture of the early Bronze Age. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC by king Argishti I at the western extreme of the Ararat plain.

Matenadaran - The Museum of Ancient Manuscripts

1 hour

The Matenadaran officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is a museum, repository of manuscripts, and a research institute in Yerevan, Armenia. It is the world's largest repository of Armenian manuscripts.It was established in 1959 on the basis of the nationalized collection of the Armenian Church, formerly held at Etchmiadzin. Its collection has gradually risen since its establishment, mostly from individual donations. One of the most prominent landmarks of Yerevan, it is named after Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet, whose statue stands in front of the building.

1 hour

The Armenian Genocide memorial is Armenia's official memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, built in 1967 on the hill of Tsitsernakaberd in Yerevan. Every year on 24 April, the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, thousands of Armenians gather at the memorial to commemorate the victims of the genocide. The people who gather in Tsiternakaberd lay fresh flowers out of respect for all the people who died in the Armenian genocide. Over the years, from around the world, a wide range of politicians, artists, musician, athletes, and religious figures have visited the memorial.

Erebuni Museum

1 hour

The Erebuni Museum was founded in 1968. The opening of the museum coincided with the 2750th anniversary of Yerevan. The museum stands at the foot of the Arin Berd hill, on the top of which has been standing since 782 BC. The Urartean fortress Erebouni stands. The city fortress was excavated, some parts of the structure were strengthened and restored, and the fortress was converted into an open-air museum.