ALEXANDRAPOL PALACE

Its pompous facade rises to the south of the Place Vartanants. The interior shines with all the brilliance of the gilding dripping from the ceilings and panelling, in the huge hall decorated with statues, columns and caryatids, in the restaurant, where the staff wear folk costumes, as in the rooms full of stucco and mouldings of absolute kitsch. The palace boasts the splendour of Tsarist Russia and offers the most modern comfort, with spa, swimming pool... A shouting luxury that outraged a city wounded by the earthquake. Worth a visit in any case!