Press Building

Press Building is a building in Yerevan, Central Armenia which is located on Արշակունյաց պողոտա. Press Building is situated nearby to the government office The Honorary Consulate of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Armenia, as well as near the work of art Leonid Yengibaryan statue.

Photo: Armineaghayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Commercial building
Description: tower block on Arshakunyats Avenue, in Yerevan, Armenia
Address: 2A Արշակունյաց պողոտա, Երևան, 0023

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Erivan Fortress and Yerevan History Museum.

Erivan Fortress

Archaeological site

Photo: Franz Roubaud, Public domain.

Erivan Fortress or Yerevan Fortress was a 16th-century fortress in Yerevan. Erivan Fortress is situated 480 metres southwest of Press Building.

Yerevan History Museum

Museum

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The Yerevan History Museum is the history museum of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. The museum was founded in 1931 as the Communal Museum. Currently, the museum is located in a building attached to the Yerevan City Hall. Yerevan History Museum is situated 550 metres northwest of Press Building.

Republic Square

Square

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Republic Square is the central town square in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It consists of two sections: an oval roundabout and a trapezoid-shaped section which contains a pool with musical fountains. Republic Square is situated 1 km northeast of Press Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kond and Nor Butania.

Kond

Neighborhood

Photo: Stamboltsyan, Public domain.

Kond is one of the oldest quarters of Yerevan. It is situated within the boundaries of the modern-day Kentron District of the capital of Armenia. According to Hovhannes Shahkhatunyants, an Armenian historian, Kond is located at the western and southern hillsides and foot of a rocky hill with similar name.