Yerevan putting up new Christmas tree
Yerevan started installing the main Christmas tree in the Republic Square during the weekend, mayoral spokesperson Hakob Karapetyan said on Facebook.
The official said that the capital will have a brand new Christmas tree for the first time since 2005.
The height of the tree will be 37 meters, with 14.4 meters in diameter at the bottom.
“The Christmas tree is made of top-quality artificial fir branches and will be decorated with 200 km of Christmas string lights and 1500 ornaments,” he said.