Karen Demirchyan Complex

Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex
Կարեն Դեմիրճյանի անվան մարզահամերգային համալիր
Hamalir
The arena in 2019
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Full nameSports and Concerts Complex named after Karen Demirchyan
LocationTsitsernakaberd hill, Yerevan, Armenia
Coordinates40°11′17″N 44°29′00″E / 40.18806°N 44.48333°E / 40.18806; 44.48333
OwnerGovernment of Armenia
OperatorSports and Concerts Complex named after Karen Demirchyan CJSC
CapacityArena: 6,274 (including rotating stand), 8,800 (expanded seats)
Concerts hall: 1,032, (expandable to 2,040 with rotating stand)
Construction
OpenedOctober 31, 1983
Renovated1985–1987, 2005–2008
ReopenedOctober 31, 2008
Construction costUS$ 47.7 million for renovations
Architect
  • A. Tarkhanian
  • S. Khachikian
  • G. Poghosian
  • G. Musheghian

Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex (Armenian: Կարեն Դեմիրճյանի անվան մարզահամերգային համալիր, romanizedKaren Demirchyani anvan marzahamergayin hamalir), also known as Demirchyan Arena, Sports & Music Complex, or simply Hamalir (for complex in Armenian), is a large multi-purpose sports and concert complex with 184 stairs leading up Tsitsernakaberd hill which dominates over the western parts of Yerevan, near the Hrazdan River gorge.

The complex consists of two main halls; the concerts hall and the Sports arena, in addition to the large foyer, the small sports hall, the Hayastan conference hall, and the Argishti hall designated for diplomatic meetings, exhibitions, and other events. In August 2015, the government of Armenia decided to sell the complex to a private firm with plans to renovate the complex and turn it into a "family-oriented center".