page_title: Gyumri
section_title: Monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Gyumri / Culture / Monuments
caption_attribution_description: English: Rustaveli street, Gyumri.
context_page_description: Gyumri is an urban municipal community and the second largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative centre of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city was known as Alexandropol, it was one of the largest cities of Russian-ruled Eastern Armenia with a population similar to that of Yerevan. It was renamed to Leninakan during the Soviet period. The city's population grew above 200,000 prior to the 1988 Spitak earthquake, when it was devastated. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 121,976, down from 150,917 reported at the 2001 census.
  Gyumri is the seat of the Diocese of Shirak of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
context_section_description: Kumayri historic district: is the old part of Gyumri with its unique architecture. It has more than a thousand buildings dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The district is one of few places in the Republic of Armenia, and the world, with authentic urban Armenian architecture. Almost all the structures of the Kumayri district have survived the two major earthquakes in 1926 and 1988 respectively. The historic district of Kumayri occupies the central and western part of modern-day Gyumri.
  Sev Berd or the Black Fortress (Armenian: Սև բերդ; Russian: Чёрная Кре́пость, Chornaya Krepost): is an abandoned Russian imperial fortress in Gyumri built between 1834 and 1847, located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the closed border with Turkey. It was erected in response to the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829. Currently, it is a national cultural heritage monument of Armenia, used as an art and cultural centre
  The monumental statue of Mother Armenia erected in 1975.
  Vartanants Square is the central town square of Gyumri.
  Independence Square.
  Charles Aznavour Square.
  Garegin Nzhdeh Square.
  Gyumri Central Park, founded during the 1920s on the site of the old cemetery of the city.
  Statue of Avetik Isahakyan (Gyumri)
  The restoration process of the damaged buildings of Gyumri has been spearheaded by Earthwatch to preserve the city's unique architecture.
  In spite of suffering severe damages during the disastrous earthquake in December 1988, Gyumri is still preserving its own architectural characteristics.
caption: Rustaveli Street the Kumayri historic district
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