Republic Square

Republic Square is the main square of Yerevan, which until 1991 bore the name of Lenin. General layout of the square was designed by famous Armenian architect  A. Tamanian. It took  34 years to realise this grandiose project. Originally the shape of the square supposed  to be oval, but later it acquired a more complex form - the combination of the oval with the trapezoid. All the buildings surrounding the Square:  the White House  of Armenia, the Museum of Armenian History, the Armenia Marriott Hotel, the Central Post Office building,  Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Energy - built of tufa, and its pedestal is made of basalt. The White House of Armenia represents a polygon with an internal courtyard. One side of the polygon is oval, with the main entrance facing the eastern part of the area. On the western side of the square symmetrically is placed the Ministry House . Formation of the architectural complex  was completed in 1950 with construction of the Armenia Hotel  with the simultaneous reconstruction of the Communication House. Large arched portals and individual fine decor emphasize the uniqueness of these buildings.