Renaissance Square, Stepanakert

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Renaissance Square
Veratsnound
NKR Parliament, Stepanakert.jpg
National Assembly
Native name Վերածննդի հրապարակ  (Armenian)
Former name(s) Lenin Square[1]
Type Square
Maintained by City of Stepanakert
Location  Artsakh (de facto)
 Azerbaijan (de jure)
Coordinates 39°49′3″N 46°45′3″E / 39.81750°N 46.75083°E / 39.81750; 46.75083
Construction
Completion 1994; 28 years ago (1994)
Other
Known for The central square of Stepanakert

Renaissance Square (Armenian: Վերածննդի հրապարակ), known commonly as Veratsnound or Revival Square[2] is the main square in Stepanakert, the capital of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.[3] It was built in 1994 following the Battle of Shushi and the securing of the area by the Artsakh Defense Army.

Landmarks and buildings[]

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

Presidential Palace[]

The Presidential Palace is the current residence of the President of Artsakh.[8] It is the former building of the Nagorno-Karabakh Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan, having been built in the 1960s.

Activities on the square[]

The square commonly hosts political and social rallies,[9] weapons exhibitions,[10] New Year's Eve events[11] and processions. During the Shushi Liberation Day celebrations, a military parade of the Defence Army takes place.[12] 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.[13][14]

Gallery[]

  • 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. ^ a b "The main square of Stepanakert".
  4. ^ Pointon, Matthew. Among Armenians. ISBN 9780244043810.
  5. ^ "Xankendi (Stepanakert)".
  6. ^ Holding, Deirdre (September 2014). Armenia: With Nagorno Karabagh. ISBN 9781841625553.
  7. ^ "About Hotel". Armenia Hotel. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  8. ^ https://artsakhlib.am/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Stepanakert.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiN0dnbycPyAhWvSTABHUeRAIY4ChAWegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw1E0myy3ydQmlmZYiF2x9mg
  9. ^ "Thousands Gather in Stepanakert to Mark 30th Anniversary of Artsakh Movement". 14 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Weapons' exhibition held in the Renaissance Square of Stepanakert".
  11. ^ https://www.aravot-en.am/2017/12/15/204817/
  12. ^ LLC, Academy Of Development. "Պաշտպանության բանակի զորահանդեսները | ԼՂՀ պաշտպանության նախարարության պաշտոնական կայք". nkrmil.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  13. ^ 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
  14. ^ "Remarks delivered by PM Nikol Pashinyan at Renaissance Square rally in Stepanakert".

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