Marshal Baghramyan (Yerevan Metro)
Marshal Baghramyan | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Inside the station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40°11′30″N 44°30′21″E / 40.191694°N 44.505944°E | ||||||||||
| System | Yerevan Metro station | ||||||||||
| Operator | Yerevan Metro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Website | yermetro.am/stations/bagramyan/ | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 7 March 1981 | ||||||||||
| Former names | Saralandzhi | ||||||||||
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Marshal Baghramyan (Armenian: Մարշալ Բաղրամյան) is a station of the Yerevan Metro, which opened on 7 March 1981. The station is located in the Kentron District of Yerevan and exits to Marshal Baghramyan Avenue, near the residence of the President of Armenia, Lovers' Park, the building of the National Assembly of Armenia and the Armenian National Academy of Sciences.
Until 1983, the station was called "Saralanj". In 1983, it was named in honor of Soviet military commander of Armenian descent, Hovhannes Baghramyan who led the cavalry squadron of national defense at the Battle of Sardarabad.
Station design
The station's architectural design is maintained in a strict, monumental style, characteristic of Soviet metro construction in the early 1980s. The station's interior is decorated with marble cladding, granite floors, and decorative elements, including bas-reliefs dedicated to Marshal Baghramyan.
The architects of the station are Honored Architect of the Armenian SSR Spartak Knteghtsyan and Honored Architect of Armenia Albert Zurabyan. The main designer of the station is Ilya Manucharyan.
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