Street in Gyumri

Kumayri Historic District

The 19th-century core of Gyumri, distinguished by black and orange tufa stone buildings in Russian Imperial style. Free to wander through the grid of streets. Many buildings were rebuilt after the 1988 earthquake, but the district preserves the architectural character of Armenia’s second city.

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More in Gyumri

Other places worth the walk, and what each one costs.

Dzitoghtsyan Museum of Social Life

A museum housed in a 19th-century merchant mansion, displaying the domestic life, crafts, and traditions of old Gyumri. Low entry fee.

Museum · Gyumri

Sev Berd (Black Fortress)

A circular Russian Imperial fortress from the 1830s, built of black basalt on a hill overlooking Gyumri. Free to walk around the exterior.

Fortress · Gyumri

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