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Provinces of Armenia: Ararat Marz Ararat Marz is located in the western part of Armenia's borders with Turkey and the Nagorno-Karabakh. The area of Ararat region clearly demarcated into two parts - valleys and mountains. The flat portion is located between the river Hrazdan and the Armenian border with Turkey. the majority of the population of the Marz, which, basically, are Armenian immigrants from Persia who arrived here in 1830, is concentrated here.

A woman is transported back to childhood when she is confronted with what she always thought was a mythical place.

The Cascade is a monumental architectural composition, it was originally conceived by the architect Alexander Tamanyan (1878-1936). Tamanyan desired to connect the northern and central parts of the city-the historic residential and cultural centers of the city-with a vast green area of waterfalls and gardens, cascading down one of the city's highest promontories. It offers spectacular views of Mount Ararat and the city center. The Cascade is linked with the Opera Square, its horizontal segment of 200 meters length begins at the monument to A. Tamanyan. It is a unique complex with its massive white steps with fountains that ascend through Tamanyan street towards Haghtanak Park (Victory Park). The front gardens display sculptures from the Gerard L. Cafesjian Collection.