The great fortress of Erebuni was built by the Urartian king Argishti the First in 782 BC and became the first architectural monument from which the construction of the capital Yerevan began. An archaeological find was made during the Soviet Union and it became a fact that Yerevan is older than Rome. A museum is located right in front of the steps of the entrance, with ancient relics and cuneiform writing of the ancient Urartian kingdom, and the ruins of the historic city rise on the top of the hill. According to Forbes magazine, it is one of the nine oldest fortresses in the world, which everyone should to visit.