Aleksandr Tamanjan

(1878–1936) Armenian architect (1878–1936)

Aleksandr Tamanjan (1878–1936) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Aleksandr Tamanjan belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Aleksandr Tamanjan was born in Krasnodar and died in Yerevan. Aleksandr Tamanjan trained at Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts. Aleksandr Tamanjan worked in Saint Petersburg, Yerevan, and Moscow. Wikidata associates Aleksandr Tamanjan with Russian Neoclassical Revival. Aleksandr Tamanjan became a member of Imperial Academy of Arts and Union of Architects of the USSR. The awards include Stalin Prize, 2nd degree and Armenian SSR State Prize.

One of the best-known works is ‘Yerevan Opera Theater’. The catalogue has 6 buildings by Aleksandr Tamanjan. The dated buildings span the years 1929–2009. The buildings are in Yerevan, Kentron, and Gyumri.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Paul Ludwig Troost, Domingo Sugrañes, Vladimir Shchuko, Egill Reimers, and Jan van der Mey.

• Republikens plats
• Jerevans operahus
• Kaskaden
• Vartanants Square
• Regeringsbyggnaden, Jerevan
• Martiros Sarjanmuseet