Liberty Avenue, Yerevan

Liberty Avenue
<span class="nickname" ">Ազատության Պողոտա
The Liberty Avenue in summer 2014, view from north to south
Length	2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Location	Kanaker-Zeytun District and Arabkir District, Yerevan, Armenia

Liberty Avenue (Armenian: Ազատության Պողոտա), is an avenue separating the Kanaker-Zeytun District from the Arabkir District in the Armenian capital Yerevan.

The avenue starts with the Yerevan Cascade and the Victory Park at the south and ends up with the Tbilisi Highway at the north, near the abandoned ErAZ automobile factory.

Notable landmarks

Many prominent landmarks of the Yerevan city are located on the Liberty Avenue including:

The Victory Park of Yerevan, opened during the 1950s.
The Memorial to the 50th anniversary of the Sovietization of Armenia, erected in 1970.
Radisson Blu Hotel Yerevan, opened in 2005 as Golden Palace Hotel.
The Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, founded in 2006.^[1]

Gallery

The Liberty Avenue from south to north
The Liberty Avenue from north to south
The Liberty Avenue at the entrance to the Kanaker-Zeytun District from the south
The Memorial to the 50th anniversary of the Sovietization of Armenia

References

↑ Scientific Technological Center of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of NAS

Coordinates: 40°12′07″N 44°31′21″E / 40.20194°N 44.52250°E / 40.20194; 44.52250

Yerevan landmarks

Historic and other landmarks	Shengavit Settlement Erebuni Fortress Teishebaini Katoghike Tsiranavor Church of Avan Yerevan Red Bridge Yerevan Ararat Wine Factory Yerevan Brandy Factory Komitas Pantheon Mother Armenia Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial Yerevan Cascade Yerevan TV Tower Yerablur Cemetery

Places of worship	Katoghike Church Surp Zoravor Astvatsatsin Church Saint John the Baptist Church Blue Mosque Saint Sarkis Cathedral Russian Church of the Holy Mother of God Saint Sarkis Church of Nor Nork Saint Gregory Cathedral Holy Trinity Church Surp Anna Church Mordechai Navi Synagogue

Demolished structures	Saint Paul and Peter Church Holy Mother of God Kathoghike Church Yerevan Fortress Gethsemane Chapel Abbas Mirza Mosque Saint Nikolai Cathedral Shah Abbas Mosque Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church

Nature and parks	Hrazdan River Yerevan Lake Lovers' Park English Park Yerevan Botanical Garden Khachatur Abovyan Park Circular Park Victory Park Lyon Park Tumanyan Park Buenos Aires Park

Entertainment	Moscow Cinema Nairi Cinema Yerevan Circus Yerevan Zoo Yerevan Vernissage Yerevan Water World Dalma Garden Mall Yerevan Mall

Culture, art and museums	Yerevan Opera Theater Sundukyan State Academic Theatre Hovhannes Tumanyan Puppet Theatre Stanislavski Russian Theatre Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre Hrachya Ghaplanyan Drama Theatre Komitas Chamber Music House National Library of Armenia Khnko Aper Children's Library National Gallery of Armenia History Museum of Armenia Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Erebuni Museum Sergei Parajanov Museum Cafesjian Museum of Art Komitas Museum

Education	Yerevan State University National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia Komitas State Conservatory Armenian State Pedagogical University Yerevan State Medical University Armenian National Agrarian University National Polytechnic University of Armenia Yerevan State Linguistic University Armenian State University of Economics American University of Armenia French University in Armenia Russian-Armenian University French International School QSI School Ayb School

Science and technology	National Archives of Armenia National Academy of Sciences Yerevan Physics Institute Yerevan Computer Research and Development Institute Armenicum Center CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute Tumo Center for Creative Technologies Nerses Mets Medical Research Center

Sport venues	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Hrazdan Stadium Alashkert Stadium Mika Stadium Banants Stadium Yerevan Football Academy Tigran Petrosian Chess House Hovik Hayrapetyan Equestrian Centre Karen Demirchyan Complex Yerevan Velodrome

Transportation	Yerevan Railway Station Trolleybuses in Yerevan Erebuni Airport Zvartnots International Airport Yerevan underground stations

Squares, streets and bridges	Republic Square Freedom Square Garegin Nzhdeh Square Aram Street Abovyan Street Mashtots Avenue Sayat-Nova Avenue Baghramyan Avenue Tamanyan Street Komitas Avenue Liberty Avenue Northern Avenue Victory Bridge Hrazdan Gorge Aqueduct Great Bridge of Hrazdan Davtashen Bridge

Government and financial institutions	Presidential Palace Government House National Assembly National Security Service Yerevan City Hall Constitutional Court Police of Armenia Central Bank Armenian Stock Exchange

Category:Yerevan

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