Circular Park
{{Short description|Park in Yerevan, Armenia}}
{{Infobox park
| name = Circular Park
| photo = Circular Park of Yerevan in November.jpg
| photo_width = 300
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| type = Public
| location = Kentron district, Yerevan, Armenia
| coords = {{Coord|40|10|36|N|44|31|23|E|type:landmark_region:AM|display=inline,title}}
| area = 30 hectares (74 acres)
| created =
| operator = Yerevan City Council
| status = Open all year
}}
The Circular Park ({{langx|hy|Օղակաձև զբոսայգի}}); also known as the Youth Park, is a public park in the Kentron district of the Armenian capital Yerevan. It starts with the Cathedral of Saint Gregory at the south on Tigran Mets street, and ends up with the Poplavok lake at the north near Mashtots Avenue. The park lies along Khanjyan, Yervand Kochar, Alex Manoogian, Moskovian and Isahakyan streets, forming a half-circular shaped park around the eastern part of downtown Yerevan.[http://www.yerevan.am/1-263-263.html Parks in Yerevan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521155152/http://www.yerevan.am/1-263-263.html |date=2013-05-21 }} The park has an approximate length of 2500 metres and an average width of 120 metres.
Famous structures in the Circular Park
- The Circular park is home to many works of art including the statues of Aleksandr Griboyedov, Andranik Ozanian, Vardan Mamikonian, Armen Tigranian, Yeghishe Charents, Tigran Petrosian, Mikael Nalbandian, Fridtjof Nansen, Avetik Isahakyan and Vahan Terian.
File:Ալեքսանդր Գրիբոյեդովի հուշարձան.jpg|Aleksandr Griboyedov statue
File:Андраник Озанян.jpg|Andranik Ozanian statue
File:Vardan Mamikonyan, (1).JPG|Vardan Mamikonian statue
File:Armen Tigranyan, monument, Yerevan 03.JPG|Armen Tigranian statue
File:Yerevan Y Charents monument.jpg|Yeghishe Charents statue
File:Տիգրան Պետրոսյանի հուշարձան (2).jpg|Tigran Petrosian statue
File:Միքայել Նալբանդյանի հուշարձան Երևան.jpg|Mikael Nalbandian statue
File:Bust of Fridtjof Nansen, Yerevan 05.jpg|Fridtjof Nansen statue
File:Isahakyan statue, Yerevan.JPG|Avetik Isahakyan statue
File:Statue of Armenian writer Vahan Teryan 04.jpg|Vahan Terian statue
The benefactors' walkway of the park was opened in October 2012 featuring the statues of 6 prominent Armenian benefactors: Boghos Nubar, Aleksandr Mantashyan, Alex Manoogian, Calouste Gulbenkian, Mikael Aramyants and Hovhannes Lazaryan.[http://www.armnewstv.am/hy/1350744841 Benefactors' walkway] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130627182325/http://www.armnewstv.am/hy/1350744841 |date=2013-06-27 }}
File:Հայ բարերարների ճեմուղի 02.JPG|Armenian benefactor's walkway
- Other decorative monuments in the park include: the monument of Friendship between Carrara and Yerevan, the Rebirth monument, the Waiting monument and the monument dedicated to Revived Armenia.
File:Բարեկամության ձեռքեր 1.JPG|Monument of Friendship between Carrara and Yerevan
File:Վերածնված Հայաստան քանդակ 2.JPG|Revived Armenia
- Buildings and structures in the park include:
- Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral
- Skate Park
- Tekeyan Cultural Centre
- Yerevan Chess House
- Tennis Club of the Yerevan State University
- Komitas Chamber Music Hall
- Yeritasardakan underground station
- Poplavok lake and Aragast café
File:Cathedral of Yerevan Armenia msu-2018-2640.jpg|Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral
File:Skate Park Yerevan 01.jpg|Skate Park
File:Մշակույթի տուն. Տիգրան Պետրոսյանի անվան Շախմատիստի կենտրոնական տունը (1).JPG|Yerevan Chess House
File:Yerevan Music house after Komitas 02.jpg|Komitas Chamber Music Hall
File:Yeritasardakan metro station, outside (1).jpg|Yeritasardakan underground station
File:Aragast cafe, Yerevan (3).jpg|Poplavok lake and Aragast café