__NOTOC__ Komitas Park and Pantheon ( hy, Կոմիտասի անվան զբոսայգի և պանթեոն) is located in

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Shengavit District Shengavit ( hy, Շենգավիթ վարչական շրջան, ''Šengavit' varčakan šrĵan''), is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located at the southwestern part of the city. It has common borders with the distric ...

, on the right side of the main Arshakunyats Avenue, in

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. It was formed in 1936 after the demolition of the "Mler" cemetery and its historic chapel. Many outstanding figures of Armenia's artistic world are buried here, including Komitas (1869–1935), the founder of Armenian national music, for whom it is named.

Notable interments

Sergei Parajanov's tombstone at Komitas Pantheon

There are 60 burials at the Komitas Panthoen. Below is the list of some of the more notable burials: Komitas' tombstone in Yerevan's Komitas Pantheon

Komitas' tombstone in Yerevan's Komitas Pantheon

References

External links

ArmenianPages.com — Komitas Park, the Pantheon of Prominent Art FiguresHush.am — Pantheon genealogical website
{{Yerevan landmarks Armenian cemeteries Buildings and structures in Yerevan Cemeteries in Armenia Tourist attractions in Yerevan 1936 establishments in the Soviet Union Burials in Armenia

Notable interments

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