Northern Avenue, Yerevan, Armenia

Visit duration: 45 min Editorial visit time estimate

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Northern Avenue

Northern Avenue is a pedestrian avenue in Yerevan's central Kentron district, opened in 2007. It links Abovyan Street with Freedom Square on Tumanyan Street and is 450 metres long and 27 metres wide. The avenue was planned by Yerevan's chief architect Alexander Tamanian in 1924, but the plan was never carried out in Soviet times. Construction began on 26 March 2002, following Tamanian's plan as developed and redesigned by architect Narek Sargsyan.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

What's inside

The avenue has four small squares and eleven buildings averaging nine floors, built from basalt, granite, travertine and tufa. It is lined mainly with upscale apartments, high-end shops, offices, cafés, hotels, restaurants and nightclubs. After a full renovation in 2014, part of its two-level underground car park became a shopping mall reached by escalators from the avenue. Europe Day festivities with concerts and pavilions are held along it every year between May and June, and since 2019 one section has been called Europe Square.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

Common questions

How long is Northern Avenue?

450 metres long and 27 metres wide.

Where it is

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