Statue of Avetik Isahakyan

Statue of Avetik Isahakyan (Gyumri)
Statue of Avetik Isahakyan (Gyumri)
Locationin front of the Gyumri theater in Gyumri, Armenia
Coordinates40°47′25″N 43°50′45″E / 40.79024°N 43.84575°E / 40.79024; 43.84575
Built1975
ArchitectJim Torosyan
SculptorNikolay Nikoghosyan
Statue of Avetik Isahakyan is located in Armenia
Statue of Avetik Isahakyan
Location of Statue of Avetik Isahakyan (Gyumri) in Armenia

Statue of Avetik Isahakyan (Armenian: Ավետիք Իսահակյանի հուշարձան) is a monumental statue. It is situated in front of the Gyumri theater in Gyumri theater square in Shirak Province, Armenia.[1]

History

The statue was built by sculptor Nikolay Nikoghosyan the memory of Avetik Isahakyan, a famous Armenian poet, writer, academician, member of the Armenian Academy of Sciences and a prominent public figure[2] and was built in 1988.

Description

The monument is situated in front of the Gyumri theater in Gyumri theater square in Shirak Province, Armenia. It is mainly made of bronze.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Gyumri: A City of Statues, But at What Cost to Struggling Taxpayers?". www.hetq.am/eng. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ^ "Monument to Avetik Isaakyan". www.atb.am/en. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. ^ "Avetiq Isahakyan Statue". www.visitgyumri.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.