Hayk Square

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{{Infobox Historic Site

| name = Hayk Square

| native_name = Հայքի Հրապարակ

| native_language = Armenian

| image = Downtown Vanadzor.JPG

| caption =Hayk Square

| locmapin =

| location = Vanadzor, Armenia

| area = 13,000 m²

| built = 1950s (completed)

| architecture = mix of Armenian, Russian and neoclassical

| governing_body = Vanadzor City Council

}}

Hayk Square ({{langx|hy|Հայքի Հրապարակ}} Hayki Hraparak), is the large central town square in Vanadzor, Armenia. It is intersected by the Tigran Mets Avenue from the southeast the northwest, and the Movses Khorenatsi Street from the northeast.

The square was opened during the 1950s, based on the original plan designed by architects Baghdasar Arzoumanian and Hovhannes Margarian. During the Soviet period, the square was known as Kirov Square ({{langx|hy|Կիրովի Հրապարակ}}), named after the Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151222134216/http://www.copypaste.am/2011/07/03/%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B1%D5%B8%D6%80/feed/ ՎԱՆԱՁՈՐ-ԿԻՐՈՎԱԿԱՆ-ՂԱՐԱՔԻԼԻՍԱ] Kirov's statue was standing at the centre of the square until the independence of Armenia. It is envisaged to erect the statues of Hayk Nahapet and Tigranes the Great at the square.[https://armenpress.am/arm/news/402379 "The statues of Hayk|Hayk Nahapet and Tigranes the Great will be erected at the central square of Vanadzor"]

Description

Hayk square is decorated with several fountains at its central part. It is surrounded with notable buildings:

  • The Lori Province administration building, occupying the southern part
  • The Vanadzor City Hall - designed by Baghdasar Arzoumanian - occupying the eastern part
  • Gugark Hotel - designed by Baghdasar Arzoumanian-, occupying the western part

Gallery

File:Hayq Square, Vanadzor 2.jpg|Hayk Square from above

File:Lori province's administration building, Vanazdor.jpg|Lori province's administration

File:Vanadzor city hall, Armenia.jpg|The city hall

File:Լոռու մարզկենտրոնի շենքը, Վանաձոր 03.JPG|Lori Province administration

File:Վանաձոր 1 (10).JPG|Gugark Hotel

File:Հայկի հրապարակ 09.jpg|View of the Hayk Square

References

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Category:Buildings and structures in Vanadzor

Category:Squares in Armenia