Large Soviet bust of Stalin that is a living modern art project that anyone can paint however they want.
Getting there
53 m above the Debed river, which runs 300 m away in a straight line.
| From | Road distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadzor | 33.3 km | 36 min |
| Alaverdi | 14.6 km | 17 min |
| Stepanavan | 47.1 km | 46 min |
| Yerevan | 148.5 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Tbilisi | 126.8 km | 2 h 23 min |
Details
- Type
- Artwork
- Where
- Tumanyan
- Elevation
- 868 m
Light
Golden hour is when the sun is less than 6° above the horizon — the warm light for photos. In deep gorges the sun leaves the valley floor earlier.
Photos taken nearby
From Wikimedia Commons, within 1 km. Click a photo for its author and licence.
Weather at Stalin
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Sights nearby
- Tumanyan Matchbox Label MuseumMuseum 100 m same level
- Hovhannes TumanyanMonument 350 m 54 m lower
- Chitakhants VankChurch 900 m same level
- Viewpoint in KobayrViewpoint 1.2 km 90 m higher
- KatoghikeChurch 1.3 km 155 m higher
- Kobayr MonasteryRuins 1.3 km 127 m higher
Nature nearby
- Memorial ParkPark 50 m same level
- AvanakarPeak 850 m 265 m higher
- Hill KartsnasarPeak 2.3 km 451 m higher
- DidPeak 3.6 km 404 m higher
- YeghnakhaghatsPeak 4.7 km 1,076 m higher
Stay nearby
- Retro Apartment with Debed ViewApartment 100 m same level
- Retro Studio on Town SquareApartment 100 m same level
- Tumanyan Bathhouse HostelHostel 150 m same level
- Old School Apartment by Abastan CoworkingApartment 200 m same level
- Guest House ArtemiGuesthouse 200 m 25 m lower
Eat nearby
- Flying Samovar CafeCafe 150 m 30 m lower
- Restaurant in DseghRestaurant 4.7 km same level
- DzoreniRestaurant 5.0 km 279 m higher
- Coffee House OdzunCafe 6.1 km 235 m higher
- Hats u PanirRestaurant 6.6 km 366 m higher
Services nearby
- Haypost 1712Post office 100 m same level
- Fuel in TumanyanFuel 1.8 km 31 m lower
- Team EnergyEV charging 4.9 km 56 m higher
- Team EnergyEV charging 4.9 km 56 m higher
- Fuel in OdzunFuel 5.2 km 240 m higher
- A.A.A. MarketConvenience store 6.1 km 235 m higher
Distances in the "nearby" lists are straight-line; the height difference shows how much climbing a short distance can hide here.



