Freedom Square, Yerevan

In 1957, bronze-granite statues of Hovhannes Tumanyan and Alexander Spendiaryan were installed on the square to mark the 40th anniversary of the October Revolution.

On July 4, 2003, near the square, on the shore of Swan Lake, a monument was erected in memory of the outstanding Armenian and Soviet composer Arno Babajanyan.

In the aftermath of the disputed 2008 presidential election, thousands of supporters of opposition leader and Armenia's first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan gathered in the square and began sit-ins.

In the early morning of March 1, 2008 these peaceful protests were violently dispersed by the police and the square was closed down for civilians.

The three-storey parking lot for up to 500 cars was opened on May 24, 2010 in attendance of Mayor Gagik Beglaryan and President Serzh Sargsyan.