Komitas Park and Pantheon
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Established1936
Location
Arshakuniats Avenue, Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia
Coordinates40°09′42″N 44°30′07″E / 40.161728°N 44.50185°E / 40.161728; 44.50185
Typeprivate
No. of graves60
WebsiteKomitas Pantheon
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Komitas Park and Pantheon (Armenian: Կոմիտասի անվան զբոսայգի և պանթեոն)[1] is located in Yerevan's Shengavit District, on the right side of the main Arshakunyats Avenue, in Armenia. It was formed in 1936 after the demolition of the "Mler" cemetery and its historic chapel.

Many outstanding figures of Armenia's artistic world are buried here, including Komitas (1869–1935), the founder of Armenian national music, for whom it is named.

Notable interments

The grave of Sergei Parajanov
The grave of William Saroyan

There are 60 burials at the Komitas Pantheon.[2] Below is the list of some of the more notable burials:[3]

Komitas' tombstone in Yerevan's Komitas Pantheon
Name Date Occupation
Vardan Ajemian 1905–1977 theatrical director and actor
Mariam Aslamazian 1907–2006 painter
Vahagn Davtyan (see image) 1922–1996 writer
Hovhannes Hovhannisyan 1864–1929 poet, translator, educator
Karen Demirchyan 1932–1999 politician
Gegham Grigoryan 1951–2016 opera singer
Avetik Isahakyan 1875–1957 lyric poet, writer
Silva Kaputikyan 1919–2006 poet
Aram Khachaturian 1903–1978 composer
Sero Khanzadyan 1916–1998 writer
Atabek Khnkoyan 1870–1935 writer
Komitas 1869–1935 priest, composer, singer
Shushanik Kurghinian (in adjoining park) 1876–1927 poet
Romanos Melikian 1883–1935 composer
Mher Mkrtchyan 1930–1993 actor
Hrachia Nersisyan 1895–1961 film actor
Vrtanes Papazian 1866–1920 writer, political and cultural activist
Sergei Parajanov 1924–1990 film director and artist
Hamo Sahyan 1914–1993 poet and translator
Sos Sargsyan[4] 1929-2013 actor
William Saroyan 1908–1981 dramatist and author
Martiros Saryan 1880–1972 painter
Hovhannes Shiraz 1915–1984 poet
Alexander Shirvanzade 1858–1935 playwright and novelist
Alexander Tamanian 1878–1936 neoclassical architect
Vahan Terian (cenotaph) 1885–1920 poet, lyrist and public activist
Bedros Tourian (only the skull)[5] 1851–1872 poet
Stepan Zoryan 1889–1967 writer

See also

References

  1. ^ "Parks of Yerevan". Yerevan Municipality Official Website. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. ^ Photos of Komitas Pantheon memorials and their GPS coordinates
  3. ^ Parsadanyan, Albert (2003). Գիտելիքների շտեմարան [Intelligence Warehouse-1] (in Armenian). Yerevan: VMV-Print. pp. 119–120.
  4. ^ "Renowned Armenian actor Sos Sargsyan buried at Komitas pantheon". Tert.am. 29 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Skull fragments of Armenian poet concealed in Yerevan's Komitas Pantheon". News.am. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2013.

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