Charles Aznavour Square

Yerevan


Named after the beloved French-Armenian singer often referred to as Paris' Frank Sinatra, the square is focused on the Moscow Cinema, built in 1936 on the remains of a destroyed church. The square is also bordered by the five-star Grand Hotel Yerevan, which originally opened as a state hotel in 1926.


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