Northern Avenue stroll & street music

About

Northern Avenue is a modern pedestrian street in central Yerevan, connecting Republic Square and Freedom Square (by the Opera House) diagonally through the city center. The avenue was originally envisioned in architect Alexander Tamanyan's 1924 master plan for Yerevan but was never built during the Soviet era; construction finally began in 2001 and the street opened in 2007. It runs about 450 meters long and 27 meters wide, lined with high-end boutiques, well-known brand shops, an underground shopping mall, and numerous cafés and restaurants with outdoor seating.
What you can do there: stroll the avenue between the two main squares, shop at boutiques and brand-name stores, sit at open-air cafés and restaurants, and enjoy street musicians and occasional dancing, which are common in the evenings, especially on warm nights.