Old postcards Yerevan

This section collects view postcards of Yerevan through 1991 — series from 1971, 1978–1983 and 1987. The photographs show the capital of the Armenian SSR: squares, monuments, theatres and hotels, plus sites near the city from the 1971 set.

Subjects include the David of Sasun monument, Mother Armenia, the Matenadaran, the Spendiarov Opera and Ballet Theatre, the Armenia, Razdan and Dvin hotels, a view of Mount Ararat, Zvartnots, Echmiadzin and Geghard. The frames record the centre of Yerevan and familiar Soviet-era landmarks.

Dates and captions are useful for collectors and historians of Armenia’s capital. Browse the current cards and compare them with other cities in the section in the Old Postcards archive.

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