Komitas Pantheon

Komitas Park and Pantheon (Armenian: Կոմիտասի անվան զբոսայգի և պանթեոն) is located in Yerevan's Shengavit District, on the right side of the main Arshakunyats Avenue, in Armenia. It was formed in 1936 after the demolition of the "Mler" cemetery and its historic chapel.

Komitas Park and Pantheon
Details
Established1936
Location
Arshakuniats Avenue, Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia
Coordinates40.161728°N 44.50185°E / 40.161728; 44.50185
Typeprivate
No. of graves60
WebsiteKomitas Pantheon
Find a GraveKomitas Park and Pantheon

Many outstanding figures of Armenia's artistic world are buried here, including Komitas (1869–1935), the founder of Armenian national music, for whom it is named.

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