Armenian Opera Theater
Main article: Armenian Opera TheaterThe Armenian Opera Theater is the main spectacle hall of the Armenian capital. It possesses the Aram Khatchaturian concert hall, the national theatre of opera and the Alexander Spendiarian ballet.
Like most of modern-day Yerevan, this building was on the blueprints of Alexander Tamanian since the 1920s. Alongside Republic square, it is the main location of Yerevan's fesitivites.
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Armenian Opera Theater.
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Armenian Opera Theater.
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Liberty square.
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The opera at night.
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