Armenia, 0010, Yerevan, Republic Square (Kentron adm. district of Yerevan)
The Republic Square is the large central town square in Yerevan, Armenia.
The square was designed by architect Alexander Tamanyan within the 1924 main plan of Yerevan city. The construction of the square started in 1926. The first phase of the construction was completed in 1929. It was further developed until 1952 and finally completed in 1958.
The oval shaped square has a stone pattern in the centre, meant to look like a traditional Armenian rug from above. The dancing water fountains are located at the northeastern forehead of the square in front of the National Gallery. The buildings around the square are made of rose and white Armenian tufa stones, fortified on a basalt-made ground anchor.
