David of Sasun (Yerevan Metro)

David of Sasun
The main platform
General information
System	Yerevan Metro station
Operated by	Yerevan Metro
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Connections	Yerevan railway station
Construction
Structure type	Above ground
History
Opened	7 March 1981
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Yerevan Metro Following station General Andranik towards Barekamutyun Karen Demirchyan Yerevan Subway Gortsaranayin towards Charbakh or Garegin Nzhdeh Square

David of Sasun (Armenian: Սասունցի Դավիթ) is a Yerevan Metro station, opened on March 7, 1981. The station is located in the center of Yerevan, in the Shengavit district, with exits to David of Sasun Square with the statue to David of Sasun, Yerevan Railway Station, Tigran the Great and Artsakh Avenues, and Sevan Street.

The station was named after David of Sasun, the main hero of the Armenian national epic "Daredevils of Sassoun", who drove the Arab invaders out of Armenia.

Station design

The station is above ground, with a single island platform measuring 102 meters in length and 10 meters in width. The architectural design was developed by architects Baghdasar Arzumanyan, Sergey Nersisyan, and Rafael Israelyan. The structural designer is Gerasim Gevorgyan.

The station is designed in a modernist style with elements of national Armenian architecture. The underground vestibule is decorated with bas-reliefs by sculptor Artashes Hovsepyan. The bas-reliefs depict scenes from the epic poem "Daredevils of Sassoun," including images of David of Sasun, Little Mher, Kurkik Jalali, and other characters.

Gallery

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References

40°09′19″N 44°30′26″E / 40.1552°N 44.5072°E / 40.1552; 44.5072