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Show starts after nine usually.. classical music is lovely with the dancing fountains.

Republic Square, or Hraparak (City Square) for short; Lenin Square until 1991, is the central square in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The two-part square and the surrounding buildings were built between 1924 and 1977 (Wikipedia).

The Yerevan Cascade is a stairway complex in the Armenian capital. It is considered one of the city's most popular viewing points.[1] The complex was designed by Jim Torosyan, Aslan Mkhitaryan, and Sargis Gurzadyan (Wikipedia).

The bronze sculpture of a woman smoking a cigarette is one of the famous female sculptures created by Fernando Botero. His modern bronze sculptures are known for their disproportionate body volumes, and this bronze female sculpture reflects his style. On August 27, 2012, the famous Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero's "Smoking Woman" work was placed in Cafesjian's "sculpture garden" in the Cascade complex, Yerevan. The sculpture was created in 1987. The sculpture of Yerevan is one of the copies. Unlike Botero's previous works in Yerevan, this sculpture was criticized by many residents, for whom it was unusual to see a naked smoking woman in the center of their capital. But over time, residents got used to the statue.

Swan Lake is one of the most famous sights in Yerevan. It is located right in the heart of the city, in a beautiful green garden. The author of the Swan Lake project is the famous architect Gevorg Musheghyan. The lake was named "Swan" in honor of Tchaikovsky's ballet of the same name because the lake is located near the National Academic Ballet Theater. Moreover, in the warm seasons of the year, you can see swans swimming in the lake, and in winter Swan Lake turns into an open skating ring.

The Cafesjian Center for the Arts is dedicated to bringing the best of contemporary art to Armenia and presenting the best of Armenian culture to the world. Inspired by the vision of its founder, Gerard L. Cafesjian, the Center offers a wide variety of exhibitions, including a selection of important work from the Cafesjian Art https://www.cmf.am/About-CCA

On August 27, 2012, the work of the famous Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero "Smoking Woman" was placed in Cafesjian's "sculpture garden" in the Cascade complex, Yerevan. The sculpture was created in 1987. The sculpture of Yerevan is one of the copies. Unlike Botero's previous works in Yerevan, this sculpture was criticized by many residents, for whom it was unusual to see a naked smoking woman in the center of their capital. But over time, residents got used to the statue.