Cascade
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The Cascade is a huge white stairwell built into a Yerevan hillside in the 1970s, with water fountains running down them, all reminescent of a natural cascade in a river or stream.
The Genocide Memorial and Museum at Tsitsernakaberd ("Swallow Castle") sits on the site of a Iron Age fortress, all above-ground trace of which seems to have disappeared. The Museum's testimony to the 1915 destruction of the Armenian communities of Eastern Anatolia is moving, and the monument itself is austere but powerful. The riven spire symbolizes the sundering of the Eastern and Western branches of the Armenian people. The view over the Ararat valley is striking.
Some other attractions in Yerevan include the last remaining mosque in the city, the Blue Mosque, the Armenian Genocide Museum, Yerevan's Haghtanak Park - commemorating Armenia's participation in World War II, and Mayr Hayastan - the statue of Mother Armenia protecting Yerevan.
The Genocide Memorial and Museum at Tsitsernakaberd ("Swallow Castle") sits on the site of a Iron Age fortress, all above-ground trace of which seems to have disappeared. The Museum's testimony to the 1915 destruction of the Armenian communities of Eastern Anatolia is moving, and the monument itself is austere but powerful. The riven spire symbolizes the sundering of the Eastern and Western branches of the Armenian people. The view over the Ararat valley is striking.
Some other attractions in Yerevan include the last remaining mosque in the city, the Blue Mosque, the Armenian Genocide Museum, Yerevan's Haghtanak Park - commemorating Armenia's participation in World War II, and Mayr Hayastan - the statue of Mother Armenia protecting Yerevan.
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Dec 19, 2011
The Cascade is a huge white stairwell built into a Yerevan hillside in the 1970s, with water fountains running down them, all reminescent of a natural cascade in a river or stream. It connects the central district to Haghtanak Park and the Monument Neighborhood . Although its original intent was as a monument, beginning in the 1990s the Cascade was home to a very progressive discotheque. Currently, in the summer months, the area becomes a hot spot for entertaining the general public with many free outdoor concerts. Performers include some of Armenia's most popular musicians, as well as groups from abroad. The Cascade is emerging as one of the focal points in Yerevan, similar to the Republic Square . It offers spectacular views of Mount Ararat and the city center. It is also popular for foreigners to jog on. Many tourists are often unaware that the structure has escalators so that they do not have to climb the stairs all the way to the top. The structure was privatized by Gerard Cafesjian and the top is the site of construction for the Cafesjian Museum of Contemporary Art . Some statues by various artists have already been brought in and placed all along the monument, including works by Lynn Chadwick , Barry Flanagan , Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova , and Paul Cox . There are two statues by Fernando Botero a black cat at the bottom and a Roman Warrior at the top platform.
May 2, 2009
In 2005, when I was in Yerevan they just built it. But it looked it would be beautiful. I like those works when people use their creativitis and ideas. And here you see green and white, bushes and statues (rabbits :o), and fountain. And from the top there's the view of the city centre!
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