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.

Renaissance Square
Veratsnound
National Assembly
Native nameՎերածննդի հրապարակ
Former name(s)Lenin Square[1]
TypeSquare
Maintained byCity of Stepanakert
LocationStepanakert, Artsakh
Coordinates39°49′3″N 46°45′3″E
Construction
Completion1994 (1994)
Other
Known forThe central square of Stepanakert

The following landmarks and buildings are located on the square:[3][4]

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]

  • Presidential Palace
  • Union of Artsakh Freedom Fighters building.
  • National Assembly building.

References
  1. "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.
  2. Holding, Deirdre; Allen, Tom (2018-12-12). Armenia: With Nagorno Karabagh. ISBN 9781784770792.
  3. "The main square of Stepanakert".
  4. Pointon, Matthew. Among Armenians. ISBN 9780244043810.
  5. http://azerbaijan24.com/about/azerbaijan_cities/nagorno_karabakh/xankendi/
  6. Holding, Deirdre (September 2014). Armenia: With Nagorno Karabagh. ISBN 9781841625553.
  7. "About Hotel". Armenia Hotel. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  8. https://anca.org/thousands-gather-in-stepanakert-to-mark-30th-anniversary-of-artsakh-movement/
  9. https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2017/05/09/Weapons-exhibition-held-in-the-Renaissance-Square-of-Stepanakert/1774152
  10. https://www.aravot-en.am/2017/12/15/204817/
  11. LLC, Academy Of Development. "Պաշտպանության բանակի զորահանդեսները | ԼՂՀ պաշտպանության նախարարության պաշտոնական կայք". nkrmil.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  12. 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
  13. https://www.primeminister.am/en/statements-and-messages/item/2019/08/05/Nikol-Pashinyan-speech/
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