Cascade

Yerevan is a colorful city, which is rich in interesting and unique sights. We will try to describe some of the main attractions of this wonderful city.

The initial purpose of the Cascade was to connect the upper and lower cities. It was built in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of Soviet rule in Armenia in the 1970s. However, due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, construction works stopped, like many other Soviet buildings. The construction works were resumed only after the Cascade was acquired by Gerard Cafesjian, an Armenian-born philanthropist living in the United States. 

Cafesjian saw the Cascade as an art gallery, where the works of world-famous sculptors would be preserved. Today they are located in the area under the stairs and fountains. From the outside, the Cascade is decorated with works of art by our contemporaries.