The Government House Number 1 (
Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության կառավարական տուն; ''Hayastani Hanrapetut'yan Karavarakan Tun'') is located on
Republic Square,
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...
.
It was designed by
Alexander Tamanian
Alexander Tamanian (, March 4, 1878 – February 20, 1936) was a Russian-born Armenian neoclassical architect, well known for his work in the city of Yerevan.
Life and work
Tamanian was born in the city of Yekaterinodar in 1878 in the family ...
, who was awarded the
Soviet State Award
The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, Gosudarstvennaya premiya SSSR) was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on 9 September 1966. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, ...
in 1942 for this work.
It is the official residence of the
prime minister of Armenia
The prime minister of Armenia is the head of government and most senior minister within the Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to "determine the main directions of policy of the Government, manage the activities of the Gov ...
.
See also
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Government of Armenia
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government ...
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National Assembly
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References
Buildings and structures in Yerevan
Official residences in Armenia
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