Marshal Baghramyan (Yerevan Metro)
Marshal Baghramyan | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40°11′30″N 44°30′21″E / 40.191694°N 44.505944°E | ||||||||||
| System | Yerevan Metro station | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Yerevan Metro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 7 March 1981 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Saralandzhi | ||||||||||
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Marshal Baghramyan (Armenian: Մարշալ Բաղրամյան) is Yerevan Metro station, which was opened on 7 March 1981. The station is located in the Kentron District of Yerevan and exits to Marshal Baghramyan Avenue, near the residence of the President of Armenia, Lovers' Park, the building of the National Assembly of Armenia and the Armenian National Academy of Sciences.
Until 1983, the station was called "Saralanj". In 1983, it was named in honor of the cavalry squadron of national defense at the Battle of Sardarabad, Soviet military commander of Armenian descent, Hovhannes Baghramyan.
Station design
The station's architectural design is maintained in a strict, monumental style, characteristic of Soviet metro construction in the early 1980s. The station's interior is decorated with marble cladding, granite floors, and decorative elements, including bas-reliefs dedicated to Marshal Baghramyan.
The architects of the station are Honored Architect of the Armenian SSR Spartak Knteghtsyan and Honored Architect of Armenia Albert Zurabyan. The main designer of the station is Ilya Manucharyan.