Alexander Spendiaryan's monument, Bronze and marble sculpture in Kentron, Yerevan, Armenia
Alexander Spendiaryan's monument stands in front of the Opera and Ballet Theatre on Freedom Square in Yerevan. The 4.2-metre bronze sculpture of the composer rests on a 4.3-metre pedestal of brown-pink marble from Bjni, giving a total height of 8.5 metres; the pedestal is 4.5 metres wide and 6 metres deep. The bronze was cast in the Yerevan City Council's bronze-casting workshop.
In 1953 the Yerevan city executive committee chose two competition designs as the basis for the monument: sculptor Ara Sargsyan with architect Grigor Aghababyan, and sculptor Ghukas Chubaryan with architect Feniks Darbinyan. The bronze sculpture was cast in the Yerevan city council's bronze workshop, and the monument was unveiled on 17 November 1957 together with the Hovhannes Tumanyan monument. It was temporarily removed during the 2009–2010 reconstruction of Freedom Square and returned in May 2010.
The bronze figure shows Spendiaryan conducting, cast in 1957 at the Yerevan city council's bronze workshop. The pedestal of pink-brown Bjnii marble carries an inscription in Armenian. The monument was unveiled on 17 November 1957, the same day as the Hovhannes Tumanyan monument nearby, in front of the opera and ballet theatre that bears his name.
The monument is located directly in Freedom Square and is easily accessible on foot from the city center. The square is well-integrated into Yerevan's main pedestrian and transit routes.
The bronze sculpture was cast in the bronze-casting workshop of the Yerevan City Council. On 17 November 1957, the monuments to Spendiaryan and Hovhannes Tumanyan were unveiled in a single ceremony beside the Opera and Ballet Theatre. Both statues were temporarily removed during the 2009–2010 reconstruction of Freedom Square and returned in May 2010.
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