On one of my evening walks I stumbled upon this lamp post. The branches of the tree had graciously grown around it.
The whole surrounding looked to me like a cloudy night sky with full moon.
Tag: night
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A Calm Evening With A View
Located near Yerevan, in front of the village Voghjaberd, there is a monument dedicated to the Armenian poet Eghishe Charents called Charents’ Arch.
It opens a breathtaking view to the biblical mount Ararat, the symbol of Armenians and Armenia which unfortunatley currently resides within the borders of Turkey.
From the same location, just to the right of the montain, one can see a partial panorama of Yerevan.
Here’s a snapshot of the view from when I went there on July 19.
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A Visit To The Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex
On April 24, 1915, by the orders of the Ottoman Minister of Interior Talaat Pasha, the police of Constantinople arrested and deported approximately 300 Armenian intellectuals, signifying the beginning of the thoroughly planned and executed stage of the Armenian Genocide. Within the span of two years, an estimated 1,500,000 Armenians were systematically killed, marched into their deaths in Syrian deserts, or deported from their homeland.
Today, 110 years later, the wounds from these atrocities remain open in the collective minds of the Armenians, as despite countless evidences, the Turkish government to this day denies it as genocide and fails to accept responsibility.
To commemorate the victims of the genocide, every year on April 24, hundreds of thousands of Armenians from around the world visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex in Yerevan and lay flowers at the eternal flame.
The monument was constructed between 1966 and 1967 and includes a 44-meter stela symbolizing rebirth as well as an eternal flame dedicated to the victims. It is located at the center of twelve stone slabs, which are arranged in a circular fashion and represent the twelve lost provinces. In 1995, a museum-institute was built nearby with the goal of studying and preventing genocides.
Below are some photos I took during my visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex on April 27.
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A Walk In the Park
One of my favorite spots for evening walks in Yerevan is the WWII victory park. It was built in 1950 on a hill that was then situated right on the city limit.
Today, the city has grown far beyond it. The surrounding forests that were once planted to make summers in the downtown more bearable and less dusty have been cut down and replaced with houses of wealthy individuals and random residential buildings.
Despite recent developments in the area, the view of the downtown and surrounding districts from the park remains as magical as I’ve been told it once was.
Here’s a gallery of some of the photos I managed to capture when I was there on 8 November 2024.
