Mother Armenia Monument

Address: Victory Park, Yerevan, Armenia

Hours: Outdoor monument open daily

Admission: Free (outdoor monument)

Mother Armenia is a large commemorative statue and monument located in Victory Park overlooking central Yerevan; it was erected in the late 1960s as a national memorial.

The site functions as a city viewpoint and memorial area, with broad terraces and a museum space within the pedestal that presents military exhibits. The statue itself is a prominent landmark on the city skyline and is often visited for panoramic views and commemorative ceremonies.

The current female-figure monument replaced an earlier Soviet-era statue and was completed in the 1960s as part of a larger Victory Park redevelopment. The pedestal contains a museum dedicated to military history and to memorialising the country’s wartime sacrifices.

The monument stands on a hill in Victory Park on the northwest edge of central Yerevan, within the administrative boundaries of the capital and easily accessible from the city centre.

• Viewing point: Provides an elevated city viewpoint of central Yerevan and Mount Ararat on clear days, making it a popular photo spot at sunrise and sunset.
• Museum in pedestal: The monument includes an indoor museum located in the statue’s base that focuses on military history and memorial displays.

What to See#

• Military Museum (pedestal museum): A museum of military history housed within the monument’s pedestal, displaying uniforms, weapons and memorial exhibits related to Armenia’s 20th-century conflicts.

Mother Armenia stands in Yerevan’s Victory Park overlooking the city centre. From downtown Yerevan you can reach the park by taxi or city bus, or take the Yerevan cable car/funicular from the downtown/Cascade area up into Victory Park and then walk a short distance to the statue and museum entrance. It’s a short walk from central Yerevan landmarks.

• Visit Mother Armenia in late afternoon for sweeping city views and the best chance of seeing Mount Ararat on a clear day, then linger for the city lights after sunset.
• Approach via Victory Park (Haghtanak Park); the short cable-car/funicular from the Cascade area simplifies the climb and leaves more time to explore the memorial and museum beneath the statue.
• Don't skip the military museum housed under the monument's pedestal and the walks behind the statue-those quieter paths offer different perspectives and often clearer views toward Ararat.