Great Bridge of Hrazdan
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The Great Bridge of Hrazdan ( hy, Հրազդանի Մեծ կամուրջ), more commonly known as Kievian Bridge ( hy, Կիևյան կամուրջ), is an
arch bridge An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...
for traffic linking across the
Hrazdan River The Hrazdan ( hy, Հրազդան գետ, ) is a major river and the second largest in Armenia. It originates at the northwest extremity of Lake Sevan and flows south through the Kotayk Province and Armenia's capital, Yerevan; the lake in turn is f ...
in
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 ...
,
Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
. It connects the Kievian street of
Arabkir district Arabkir ( hy, Արաբկիր վարչական շրջան), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Located to the north of the city centre, Arabkir is bordered by the Davtashen District from the northwest, Ajapnyak District ...
with the Leningradian street of Ajapnyak District. It was designed by architect
Grigor Aghababyan Grigor is a masculine given name and a surname. Variants include Gregory, Gregor, Grigori, Grigory, and in Western Armenian as Krikor. People with the given name * Grigor III Pahlavuni (1093-1166), Armenian catholicos * Grigor Artsruni (1845-1892 ...
and constructed between 1949 and 1956. The
Karen Demirchyan Complex Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex (Armenian: ), also known as Demirchyan Arena, Sports & Music Complex, or simply Hamalir (for complex in Armenian), is a large multi-purpose sports and concert complex with 184 stairs leading up Tsitsern ...
and the Tumanyan Park are located around the bridge.


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