Prime Minister's Residence, Yerevan

Prime Minister's Residence
Վարչապետի նստավայր
General information
Address	Baghramyan Avenue 26, Yerevan, Armenia
Coordinates	40°11′34″N 44°30′22″E / 40.1927°N 44.5062°E / 40.1927; 44.5062Coordinates: 40°11′34″N 44°30′22″E / 40.1927°N 44.5062°E / 40.1927; 44.5062
Opened	1951
Client	Prime Minister of Armenia
Design and construction
Architect	Mark Grigoryan
Website
http://www.president.am/

The Residence of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության վարչապետի նստավայր; Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun Varchapeti Nstavayr) is located on Baghramyan Avenue 26, Yerevan. It was designed by Mark Grigoryan as the premises for the Council of Ministers of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic and completed in 1951.^[1] The building has served as the residence of the president of Armenia from 11 November 1991 until 9 April 2018, when Armenia was officially turned into parliamentary republic, and the building became the official residence of the prime minister.^[2] The President's House was moved to Mashtots Avenue.^[3]

Interior

Sections of the palace include:^[4]

• The Entrance Hall, which links the old and new parts of the building, contains cabinets where souvenirs given to the leader of Armenia upon visiting foreign dignitaries are on display.
• The Green Chamber is a meeting room where the Prime Minister of Armenia meets top officials of his country, foreign ministers, Speakers of Parliament and foreign ambassadors.
• The Circular Chamber is the place where ambassadors to Armenia are accredited by the Prime Minister.
• The Gilded Chamber is where the Prime Minister of Armenia holds meetings with foreign heads of state. Spiritual leaders (such as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Pope and the Patriarch of Moscow) are also met by the Prime Minister in this Chamber.
• The Grand Hall is used by the Prime Minister of Armenia to host official receptions, official dinners, award ceremonies and press conferences.
• The Small Hall is used for meetings with high level foreign dignitaries.
• The Blue Room is used for meetings chaired by the Prime Minister. Joint press conferences when the Prime Minister of Armenia has a foreign guest are also held here.
• The Meeting Room is used by the Prime Minister for negotiations conducted in the framework of visits by foreign dignitaries.
• The Fireplace Chamber and the White Room are used for meetings.
• The Conference Hall of the new building.
• The Meeting Room of the new building.
• The Small Conference Room of the new building.
• The Prime Minister's Office.

The New Administration building

Adjacent to the original building is a newer part of the Palace. It contains a Conference Room, a Meeting Room and the Prime Minister's office. ^[4]

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