Erebuni fortress

The old Armenian fortress of Erebuni was opened recently. Only after the Second World War, archaeologists made the first excavations, where a huge area of 100 hectares was discovered. Ancient buildings were spread everywhere, and in the center of the fortress stood a majestic citadel. Another cuneiform inscription of Arnishti I was found. Thanks to her, they learned that the fortress was built in the 8th century BC.

Raw brick is the main material from which the fortress is built. The height of the walls remained in its original form. It is known that at that time the walls reached 12 meters! The walls are plastered and the facades are painted blue. Well preserved paintings with images and plant ornament.

How to get there: you can get to the fortress from the metro "Sasuntsi David", located under the railway station "Yerevan".