Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs, Gyumri

Name: Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs
Address: Atarbekyan St, Gyumri, Armenia

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Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs, in Gyumri, Armenia, is the cathedral of the Ordinariate for Armenia, Georgia, Russia, and Eastern Europe of the Armenian Catholic Church. It is located on the Victory Avenue, next to the Dzitoghtsyan Museum of National Architecture. Construction began in December 2010 and was completed in 2015. The cathedral was originally to be named "Holy Cross", but changed to "Holy Martyrs" in honour of the canonized martyrs of the Armenian genocide. ()

Local name: Սուրբ Նահատակաց Completed: 2015Architectural style: Armenian architectureCoordinates: 40°46'54"N, 43°50'43"E

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Atarbekyan StGyumri Armenia

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Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum, Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters, Statue of Avetik Isahakyan, Vartanants Square.

0.4 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum, Gyumri
12 min walk • The Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum was founded in 1983 in the Kumayri historic district of Gyumri, Armenia, and opened in 2003. The museum is devoted to the exhibition and preservation of the Armenian poet Hovhannes Shiraz's personal belongings, manuscripts and works.
~1990 ftNW
Art museum, Art gallery, Museum
Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters, Gyumri
10 min walk • The Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters is a gallery in Armenia, exhibiting the complete collection of the painting, graphic, ceramic works of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan sisters. It holds the largest collection of the Aslamazyan sisters' paintings, prints, drawings, and ceramic works of any museum in the world.
0.6 miN
Memorial
Statue of Avetik Isahakyan, Gyumri
15 min walk • Statue of Avetik Isahakyan is a monumental statue. It is situated in front of the Gyumri theater in Gyumri theater square in Shirak Province, Armenia.
~1630 ftNW
Square
Vartanants Square, Gyumri
8 min walk • Vartanants Square or Vardanants Square, is the large central town square in Gyumri, Armenia. It is bordered by the Abovyan street from the west, Gai street from the north, Shahumyan street from the east and Vahan Cheraz street from the south.
~200 ftSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Dzitoghtsyan Museum of National Architecture, Gyumri
1 min walk • Officially Dzitoghtsyan House-Museum of Social Life and National Architecture, is a museum in the Kumayri historic district of Gyumri, Armenia. It was founded in 1984 in the Dzitoghtsyan family house, dating back to the 19th century.
0.8 miN
Square
Independence Square, Gyumri
20 min walk • Independence Square is a large square at the centre of Gyumri city, Armenia. It is the second square of the city after the central Vartanants Square. The square is intersected by the streets of Khrimian Hayrik, Garegin Nzhdeh, Alex Manoogian, Sayat Nova Avenue and Tigranes the Great Avenue.
1.1 miW
Historical place, Military base, Forts and castles
Black Fortress, Gyumri
27 min walk • Sev Berd or Black Fortress is an abandoned Russian imperial fortress in Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia. The fortress, which lies 8 kilometres from the Turkish border, was built in response to the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829.
1.1 miW
Historical place, Monuments and statues, Memorial
Mother Armenia, Gyumri
28 min walk • The Mother Armenia monumental statue is a female personification of Armenia, located in the city of Gyumri. It resembles the monumental complex of Mother Armenia in the capital Yerevan. It was erected in 1975 on a hill west of Gyumri city. It was composed by sculptors Ara Sargsian, Gaspar Gasparyan and Yerem Vartanyan.
0.7 miNW
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Gyumri City Stadium, Gyumri
18 min walk • Gyumri City Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Gyumri, Armenia. It is currently the home venue of the Armenian Premier League club FC Shirak of Gyumri. The current capacity of the stadium is 4,000 seats.

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Nearby attractions include Dzitoghtsyan Museum of National Architecture, Gyumri (1 min walk), Vartanants Square, Gyumri (8 min walk), Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters, Gyumri (10 min walk), Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum, Gyumri (12 min walk).