Armenia considers opening 17th century underground city to publicJanuary 9, 2020 - 16:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Experts are investigating the possibility of opening a 17th century underground city in downtown Yerevan to public, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Arayik Harutyunyan said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, January 8. During the reconstruction of the Republic Square in the Armenian capital in 2003, remains of an older layer of the city were discovered, which archaeologists said goes back to the 17th century.
In particular, well-preserved fragments of cellars, which were destroyed at the beginning of the last century, were discovered under the layer of asphalt. However, it was decided to cover the old buildings by a thick layer of sand to conserve them for future generations. Harutyunyan teased the project could be realized pretty soon, but failed to divulge more details. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |