  “Ignorant patriotism” harms Armenian monuments, expert says  July 13, 2011 - 14:22 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - “Ignorant patriotism” is what leads people to harm historic monuments, according, monument expert, chairman of Research on Armenian Architecture NGO Samvel Karapetyan. “The situation with Gandzasar monastery fence coating is not the first incident when a benefactor harms a historic monument,” the expert told a news conference in Yerevan, citing the so-called “restoration” of Shoshkavan monastery in Askeran province and a Shushi-based 1668 monastery as an example. “Upon restoration, the 17-century construction was turned into a new building,” he said, equaling restoration of an ancient construction to a crime. According to Karapetyan, Gandzasar monastery was surrounded with a fence in the 13th century, and further partially restored in the 17,19 and 20th centuries. If restored in 2011, the fence will be turned into a modern construction, thus losing a chance to be listed among UNESCO-protected monuments. Coating of 13 century fence surrounding Gandzasar Monastery in Nagorno Karabakh is now in progress amid protests of Armenian organizations, bloggers and art lovers. According to Facebook poll, 1090 people opposed to coating of monastery fence, with only 11 favoring the idea.  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 |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
