The City of Yerevan will officially unveil a statue of the late legendary French-Armenian artist Charles Aznavour on July 18 at 11:00 AM, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Speaking at a City Hall meeting on July 7, Deputy Mayor Levon Hovhannisyan announced that the statue is currently being cast in Gyumri and will be installed on July 16 in Charles Aznavour Square, located in the heart of the Armenian capital. “We will have the statue installed on July 16 in the square, and two days later we will be able to hold the official opening,” Hovhannisyan noted.
The sculpture was created by artist Davit Minasyan, who won an international competition organized jointly by the Yerevan Municipality and the Aznavour Foundation. The contest, launched earlier this year, attracted over 60 applications and more than 100 miniature models from artists around the world.
French municipal officials, including representatives from Paris and the Île-de-France region, are expected to attend the unveiling ceremony — a tribute that both celebrates Aznavour’s enduring cultural legacy and strengthens Franco-Armenian ties.
The monument is being installed as part of the official celebrations marking the centennial of Charles Aznavour’s birth — a singer, songwriter, composer, actor, and National Hero of Armenia, whose work united Armenian soul and French elegance, and left a lasting imprint on both cultures.
