Renaissance Square, Stepanakert
Renaissance Square (Armenian: Վերածննդի հրապարակ), known commonly as Veratsnound[2] is the main square in Stepanakert, the capital of the unrecognized country of Artsakh.[3] It was built in 1994 following the Battle of Shusha and the securing of the area by the Artsakh Defense Army.
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Native name | Վերածննդի հրապարակ |
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Former name(s) | Lenin Square[1] |
Type | Square |
Maintained by | City of Stepanakert |
Location | Stepanakert, Artsakh |
Coordinates | 39°49′3″N 46°45′3″E |
Construction | |
Completion | 1994 |
Other | |
Known for | The central square of Stepanakert |
The following landmarks and buildings are located on the square:[3][4]
- Presidential Palace
- Artsakh Freedom Fighters Union building
- National Assembly of Artsakh[5][6]
- Embassy of Armenia
- Palace of Youth
- Armenia Hotel[7]
Activities on the square
The square commonly hosts political and social rallies,[8] weapons exhibitions,[9] New Year's Eve events[10] and processions. During the Shushi Liberation Day celebrations, a military parade of the Defence Army takes place.[11] During a visit to the capital in August 2019, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan led a mass rally on the square with chants of "Unification", which was originally chanted during the Karabakh movement in the late 80s.[12][13]
Gallery
- Presidential Palace
- Union of Artsakh Freedom Fighters building.
- National Assembly building.
References
- "The Soviet-era name of the square was Lenin's Square (named after communist idol - Vladimir Lenin, Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist)". Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- Holding, Deirdre; Allen, Tom (2018-12-12). Armenia: With Nagorno Karabagh. ISBN 9781784770792.
- "The main square of Stepanakert".
- Pointon, Matthew. Among Armenians. ISBN 9780244043810.
- http://azerbaijan24.com/about/azerbaijan_cities/nagorno_karabakh/xankendi/
- Holding, Deirdre (September 2014). Armenia: With Nagorno Karabagh. ISBN 9781841625553.
- "About Hotel". Armenia Hotel. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- https://anca.org/thousands-gather-in-stepanakert-to-mark-30th-anniversary-of-artsakh-movement/
- https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2017/05/09/Weapons-exhibition-held-in-the-Renaissance-Square-of-Stepanakert/1774152
- https://www.aravot-en.am/2017/12/15/204817/
- LLC, Academy Of Development. "Պաշտպանության բանակի զորահանդեսները | ԼՂՀ պաշտպանության նախարարության պաշտոնական կայք". nkrmil.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- https://arminfo.info/full_news.php?id=44226&lang=3&__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=8077968a577ffe1d508f223a646f2ec9c5b0283e-1607195087-0-AfpEhXUum_7KiMIJPkiPOWN-cAs7pL1Y2jp59YXhW91kexIVmxTc_tQM7ooDe7yeC0uB2Bw2I2HqPn0W1vJFG782_-UVeeKSWYowrLKl6y0p59Fg9wvoSqYg6QHNmiuTOurJTeHbYF-dEszzxx_yqktVSSGePu0AbW4AOfpMc91-EkhRSFdPcFYhSad5gnxsBeDo1uNf2SPv5nii4H3a1nNhaM68acv5swWbiy5Q8N3xy5GcGzf8YHAqahtIEVttuFNMK3h7_UEO1iblRrjtSHiR4GMgKojDzvnvGXogFr7t14Z23JLbcJzJcPeBi9hxIuFluyA-pwWNo_g0GXPBBJp-pX2VQyrMjTrmo8K3l_HjB9mIatjMbG5GFWfrZdxGu2D6-3-hFOSnzYY_ISWZkwA
- https://www.primeminister.am/en/statements-and-messages/item/2019/08/05/Nikol-Pashinyan-speech/