In Yerevan, you will never need rose-colored glasses, because most of its buildings use a pink shade of "tuf" stone which is quarried in Armenia. This is the most prominent feature of Yerevan's otherwise usually utilitarian Soviet architecture and is unique to Armenia. An appropriate nickname would be the city of cafe's, for in the summer it is often hard to tell where one cafe ends and the next one begins. The downtown or "getron" area of the city is very compact and contains everything you will probably want to visit. No matter where you stay in this area you will be within easy walking or metro distance of everything important in the city. The very heart of the city, and indeed the nation, is Republic Square. It lies in the very middle of Yerevan, which is home to a third of the republics population and over 15% of the worlds Armenians.

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