Renaissance Square (), known commonly as Veratsnound or Revival Square is the main square in

Stepanakert / az, Xankəndi, italic=no , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = File:StepanakertCollage.jpg , imagesize = 300px , image_caption = From top left: Holy Mother ...

, the capital of the self-proclaimed

Republic of Artsakh Artsakh, officially the Republic of Artsakh () or the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (),, is a breakaway state in the South Caucasus whose territory is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. Artsakh controls a part of the former ...

. It was built in 1994 following the Battle of Shushi and the securing of the area by the

Artsakh Defense Army The Artsakh Defence Army ( hy, Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության բանակ, Artsakhi Hanrapetut’yan pashtpanut’yan banak) is the defence force of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Est ...

Landmarks and buildings

The following landmarks and buildings are located on the square: * Presidential Palace * Artsakh Freedom Fighters Union building *

National Assembly of Artsakh The National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh ( hy, Արցախի Հանրապետության Ազգային ժողով, Artsakhi Hanrapetut'yan Azgayin zhoghov; often shortened: , ) is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic ...

* Embassy of Armenia * Palace of Youth * Armenia Hotel

Presidential Palace

The Presidential Palace is the current residence of the

President of Artsakh The president of Artsakh or president of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is the head of state and head of government of the ''de facto'' Republic of Artsakh. In a constitutional referendum held in 2017, citizens of the Republic voted in favor ...

. 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, weapons exhibitions,

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events and processions. During the

Shushi Liberation Day Shushi Liberation Day () is a national holiday celebrated in Armenia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. It is commemorated on both 8 and 9 May as a way to celebrate the anniversary of the Capture of Shusha and the Siege of Stepanakert (re ...

celebrations, a

military parade A military parade is a formation of soldiers whose movement is restricted by close-order manoeuvering known as drilling or marching. The military parade is now almost entirely ceremonial, though soldiers from time immemorial up until the lat ...

of the Defence Army takes place. During a visit to the capital in August 2019, Armenian Prime Minister

Nikol Pashinyan Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan ( hy, Նիկոլ Վովայի Փաշինյան, ; born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician serving as the prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in 1 ...

led a mass rally on the square with chants of "Unification", which was originally chanted during the

Karabakh movement The Karabakh movement ( hy, Ղարաբաղյան շարժում, also the Artsakh movement Արցախյան շարժում) was a national mass movement in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh from 1988 to 1991 that advocated for the transfer of the ma ...

in the late 80s.

Gallery

File:2017-07-26 - Stepanakert (Artsakh) 17.jpg, Presidential Palace File:2014 Stepanakert, Budynek Związku Bojowników o Wolność Arcachu.jpg, Union of Artsakh Freedom Fighters building. File:2017-07-26 - Stepanakert (Artsakh) 12.jpg, National Assembly building.

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External links

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