The Cafesjian Center for the Arts is part of the Yerevan Cascade complex. It consists of two sections : external sculpture gardens and internal Art Galleries. It is best to enter from the bottom and ride the seven escalators to the top of the complex ; along the way you can decide to visit the internal part. Also along the way, you see lots of artworks displayed on the side of the escalators. Once you reach the top you start descending on the stairs back towards Tamanyan street gardens, and stop at garden terraces, each with garden beds, fountains, statues and sculptures. On a clear day the views from the top are sensational and you may see Mt Ararat.

This is a VERY impressive place to visit with interesting architecture, amazing views, artwork & sculptures both inside and out and generally something to appeal to everyone. We were surprised that there are no entrance fees and even more surprised that there is no bathroom/toilet/WC in the whole complex! Really, surely one token bathroom where we ladies could all queue up, as we usually do! After spending several hours enjoying the complex, I went from restaurant to restaurant asking if I could use their facilities, and finally, in the nick of time, one did :)

ride the indoor escalator to the top, view mount ararat (hopefully), then slowly walk down to the gardens presided over by alexander tamanyan statue. visit day and night to observe the difference the indoor art galleries are only open friday-saturday-sunday from 10 am onwards. but you can access the escalator outside of those days

Great place to walk and indulge the artworks and installations displayed outside. Make sure to go inside the center. Also, walk up the stairs for a wonderful view of Yerevan. The only thing that bothered me was the unkempt hills on the left and right sides.

Having previously visited the cascade steps in Chisinau I was expecting more of the same, but this is like nothing else! The scale is massive and everything clean and well-kept. The gardens at the base of the structure are a delight alone, and there’s lots of good restaurants and cafes - ideal to recover in if you tackle the climb. And what a climb it is - you’ll need strong legs if you want to reach the top but fortunately there’s plenty of opportunities to sit and catch your breath on the way up. When at the top the views over the city are impressive and on a clear day the mountainous backdrop is gorgeous. I was hesitant whether to go all the way, but if you have the fitness I’d really encourage you to do so. Don’t leave the city without coming here, it was certainly one of my highlights.

Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Yerevan, Armenia: This was the true Brutalist bait that lured us to Yerevan, Armenia. It was jaw-dropping for me in pictures. But standing in front of the spectacular, deeply Soviet-inspired, Brutalist construct left me truly bereft of words. Originally conceived by Soviet grandmaster architect Alexander Tamayan in the 1920’s, works ground to a halt but was finally rescued by American Philanthropist Gerard Cafesjian. The entire grounds is just simply genre defying, beyond the category of contemporary architecture.. We gave the interior exhibitions a miss because the exterior is just so stunning and time consuming to comb through. There are fountains and gardens on every few floors, which throws up a spectacular view of the city. Artworks are strewn everywhere - from the gardens in front of the the floors in between. You don’t need to get a museum entrance ticket. Simply soak in the exterior. #eatstylishtravelstylish

I came across the Yerevan Cascade when it was used as a pickup and drop off point for one of the tours. Which means I wanted to go up the steps to go to the top. On a hot summer day, it was kind of tough to do as I had to stop at several points to rest. But it was totally worth it. Up at the top, there is a monument on a platform. But most impressive, is a most spectacular view of the city of Yerevan with Mt. Ararat in the background. It was so rewarding to get such a view of the city from the top of the Cascade. The art museum had some nice exhibits that make it worthwhile to visit. It was impressive. I was pleased that I was able to visit and enjoy the grandeur of one of Yerevan’s most iconic landmarks.

The Cafesjian of Arts is parr of the Cascade Complex which consists of an art museum inside and a lush and outside a well- manicured garden. To get to the top of the Cascade Complex you can climb the steps ...if you are fit, because they are endless. Alternatively you can use the many escalators (I think about 7 in total) inside the building and stop any level you choose to explore before going directly to the top for the best view of Yerevan.

This Center for the Arts offers all kinds of cultural activities such as gallery shows featuring Armenian artists. The Cascade Garden is truly a decorative system of staircases and staircase gardens of colorful flowers linking Yerevan's downtown to the residential areas of the surrounding hills. See views of the city sprawled out before you with Mount Ararat in the distance on a clear day,

Traveling with a group tour so we did not actually enter the Cafesjian Center but did enjoy the lovely park in front of the center. Three Botero works as well as other interesting sculptures along the walking paths. Benches offer places to sit and relax under cypress trees. Several very nice restaurants line the park, so there are places for lunch and refreshments available right there.