Mashtots Avenue

Mashtots Avenue

Մաշտոցի Պողոտա
Mashtots Avenue in 2008, view from north to south
Former name(s)	Lenin Avenue (1924-1990)
Length	2.6 km (1.6 mi)
Location	Kentron district, Yerevan Armenia
Construction
Inauguration	1924

Mashtots Avenue (Armenian: Մաշտոցի Պողոտա Mashtots'i Poghota), known as Lenin Avenue between 1924 and 1990, is an avenue in the central Kentron district of Yerevan, Armenia.

The avenue starts with the Victory Bridge at the south and ends up with the Matenadaran museum to the north.

Notable buildings

Many prominent buildings in the city of Yerevan are located on the Mashtots Avenue. Below is a list of the most attractive structures located on the avenue (from north to south):

• Yerevan State Marionettes Theatre (1987)
• Matenadaran (1959)
• Nairi Cinema (1954)
• Yerevan Opera Theater (1933)
• Blue Mosque (1768)

Gallery

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  Mashtots Avenue from south to north

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  Residential building on the avenue

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  map

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  In Rally and Sit-in against the approved rise in electricity tariffs, June 26, 2015.