Komitas Pantheon
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1936 |
| Location | Arshakuniats Avenue, Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia |
| Coordinates | 40°09′42″N 44°30′07″E / 40.161728°N 44.50185°ECoordinates: 40°09′42″N 44°30′07″E / 40.161728°N 44.50185°E |
| Type | private |
| Number of graves | 59 |
| Website | Komitas Pantheon |
| Find a Grave | findagrave.com |
Park after Komitas 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. Many outstanding figures of Armenia's artistic world are buried here, including Komitas (1869-1935), the founder of Armenian national music, after whom it is named.
All memorials from Komitas Panthon are available for viewing on hush.am genealogical website.
Burials
The grave of Sergei Parajanov
The grave of William Saroyan
There are 59 burials at the Komitas Panthoen,[2] all of the memorials can be found on hush.am together with google maps coordinates for easy navigation. Below is the list of some of the most famous burials:[3]
| 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 |
| Avetik Isahakyan | 1875–1957 | lyric poet, writer |
| Silva Kaputikyan | 1919–2006 | poet |
| Aram Khachaturian | 1903–1978 | composer |
| Sero Khanzadyan | 1916–1998 | writer |
| Komitas | 1869–1935 | priest, composer, singer |
| Shushanik Kurghinian | 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 | 1885–1920 | poet, lyrist and public activist |
| Bedros Tourian (only the skull)[5] | 1851–1872 | poet |
| Stepan Zoryan | 1889–1967 | writer |
See also
- History of Yerevan
References
- ↑ "Parks of Yerevan". Yerevan Municipality Official Website. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ Photos of Komitas Pantheon memorials and their GPS coordinates
- ↑ Parsadanyan, Albert (2003). Գիտելիքների շտեմարան [Intelligence Warehouse-1] (in Armenian). Yerevan: VMV-Print. pp. 119–120.
- ↑ "Renowned Armenian actor Sos Sargsyan buried at Komitas pantheon". Tert.am. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Skull fragments of Armenian poet concealed in Yerevan’s Komitas Pantheon". News.am. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
