Children's Park, Urban park in the Central District, Yerevan, Armenia
Children's Park is an urban recreation area in Yerevan with separate zones designed for different age groups, playgrounds, and rides like carousels throughout the grounds. The facility includes a covered indoor section and bicycle rentals at multiple locations.
Children's Park was established in March 1933 on the site of the old Ghantar market in Yerevan's Kentron district. In 1934, after the death of Soviet politician Sergey Kirov, it was renamed Kirov Park in his honour. It later reverted to its original name as a children's park.
The park was founded in March 1933 on the site of the old Ghantar market, and in 1934 it was renamed after the Soviet politician Sergei Kirov. Its grounds hold busts of Nelson Stepanyan, a twice Hero of the Soviet Union, and of the Lebanese writer and painter Jubran Khalil Jubran, plus the grave and bust of Simon Zakyan, a Soviet army colonel and division commander.
The park occupies the block bounded by Movses Khorenatsi, Grigor Lusavorich, Beirut and Zakyan streets in Yerevan's Kentron district, a short walk from the city centre. It stands on the site of the old Ghantar market, so the entrances open onto busy commercial streets. The grounds hold a small lake with ducks, a fountain and several cafes, and the tree shade makes the hot summer months the busiest time.
The park occupies the site of Ghantar, Yerevan's old market, and was founded in March 1933. It was renamed after Soviet politician Sergey Kirov in 1934, following his death. Inside stand a bust of twice Hero of the Soviet Union Nelson Stepanyan, a bust of Lebanese-American writer and artist Kahlil Gibran, and the grave and bust of Simon Zakyan, a Soviet army colonel and division commander.
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