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*Metal
art sitting by a little table in front of a coffee shop. |
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*At a cost
of more than ten million dollars, this is the biggest and tallest religious
structure in Armenia. It was inaugurated officially in September of 2001
in presence of Pope and other dignitaries. |
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*Mashtots
street toward Madenadaran which is currently closed for renovations. "Mother
Armenia" monument is right behind Madenadaran on a hilltop in Victory
park. |
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*One of
several street vendors who bear the cold winter to make a meager living
by selling sunflower seeds and other snacks to passers by, Sometimes the
chilling cold goes through their bones but they have no choice. |
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*Footstep
of Armenian Memorial Cascades, going up the long stairs the city can be
seen with Ararat mountain in the background. Summer time has cafe's lined
up at the bottom. |
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*'Shaake'
water falls in Sisian. It is one of the most beautiful places in Armenia,
visited by many every year. |
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Sunset
over 'Hamalir ' sports and concert complex in Yerevan with mount Ararat
partially visible to the right of the picture. |
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*A day approaching
winter in a Yerevan park. |
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*One
winter day in Republic Square. A sunny not so cold day where people were
out. Directly ahead is one of the government buildings surrounding the
square. |
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*An
old man trying to make a living by selling sun flower seeds on a sidewalk
in the cold winter. A typical scene which makes one ask why? but it also
proves the will of this hardened people for survival. |
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A
beautiful day in a local park in Yerevan, carpeted with colorful leaves,
heading into the winter! |
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*Hamalir
sports and concert complex under snow in the winter of 2002. |
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*Karabala
statue standing on Abovyan street, as he used to where he used to give
beautiful flowers to all girls who would walk by. He was supposed to be
relocated to make way for the new North Ave. |
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*St. Gregor
church, still not completely finished, many visitors go to this newest
addition in Yerevan for religious reasons. |
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Haghartsin
monastery is from 10th to 13th Century. It is located a few miles north
of Dilijan. The surroundings of this monastery is a lush forest. Beautiful
all around. |
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A
typical busy day in Vernisaj where vendors and shoppers, mostly tourists
gather. Every Saturday and Sunday vendors display their goods, beautiful
handmade items, books, etc.. |
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Young
people, mostly university students, waiting to cross Pushkin Street on
a busy day. Pushkin is one of the better streets in Yerevan. |
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*An
autumn day in a Yerevan park, elders sitting on the benches and walking
around. |
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*One
of many cafes in summertime Yerevan. |
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The
beautiful entry gate to Etchmiadzin. |
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*Botanical
Garden in Yerevan. Unfortunately it has been neglected in last ten years,
but it still is a place for strolling. |
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Noravank
is on the way to Karabakh, if you are going that way, pay a visit. |
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View
from Garni |
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*Karmravor
church is a 7th Century survivor in Ashtarak. It is of a very small size
(only 6m by 7.5 m or 18 ft by 22 ft). This church is well preserved for
its age. It is definitely worth a visit. |
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Looking
toward post office and - one of the lowest priced hotels in Yerevan at
Republic Square close to everything, this hotel because of it's low prices
sometimes runs out of rooms in high seasons. It has a few services including
a discotheque and Internet access, a coffee shop open till late hours,
nursing service and so on. To the right of the hotel going straight is
the new Church of St Gregor. |
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A
beautiful tranquil stream in the park. |
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*A
typical farm in Araratian district, grape vines as far as eye can see. |
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*A
view of the area where vernisaj begins, near Republic Square. It is not
a very clear picture but I thought it was interesting enough to show.
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A
lone tree on top of a hill overlooking Yerevan. |
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Street
vendor in Republic Square, selling sunflower seeds (Semuchka) to passers
by. |
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*Old
Devil's bridge over a river in Sisian. It's called the Devil's bridge
because there are no railing on the bridge. |
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Street
buses in Yerevan, some operate on natural gas as well as regular gasoline,
the bus in front has it's gas tanks on top. The wires hanging are for
electric buses and tramways. |
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*A
collection of four pictures taken from top of the hill in old Yerevan.
People still use this for transportation up and down the hill and there
is a nice view from the top. |
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*Abovyan
Street, above Sayat Nova, a little walk from Republic Square. |
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*Behind
the Republic Square, where Vernisaj starts. Every Saturday and Sunday,
just ask anyone on the streets, they'll tell you where to go! |
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*This
is a grainy picture of Republic Square in winter, the water in the pool
has been emptied, people sit on benches around the pool, front left is
the gate that goes to Erebuni hotel. Hotel Armenia and Abovyan St. to
the right. |
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*3rd
district square of Yerevan, where most shops of the district and the metro
station is located at. The statue is of Spandaryan and the metro entrance
below it. |
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*Botanical
Garden entry way. |
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*Mashtots
Street in fall, one of the more expensive and prestigious streets in Yerevan. |
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*Road
to Khorvirab, passing through a village. |
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Many
times one might see sheep and cattle on the road with their shepherds! |
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Mother
and child playing in winter in Yerevan. |
