The population of Yerevan is about 1,5 million people. There are many theatres, museums and monuments in Yerevan. It's impossible to imagine now Yerevan without Matenadaran, Opera and Ballet theatre, Youth Palace, Sport and Concert Complex and National Academy of Sciences. From monuments the best is monument to the victims of Genocide which stands high above the city in the beautiful park called Martlet's Fortress. There are also several institutes of higher learning in capital, such as State University, Medicine Institute and so on.
Republic Square is in the center of the city and is dominated by government buildings.
Singing fountains of colored jets of water are a major attraction in the square, along with the Museum of the History of Armenia, the National Gallery of Art and the Armenia Hotel. The climate of Yerevan is rather sharp. It is cold in winter and hot in summer. One of the worlds oldest cities, Yerevan is nearly 2,800 years old. It is 50 years older than Rome.