 Armenian-born artist designs monument to Wikipedia for Polish city  October 11, 2014 - 10:00 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Authorities in the Polish city of Slubice have decided to set up the world’s first monument to honor the authors of Wikipedia, the Internet encyclopedia which allows anyone to contribute. “The goal is to highlight the international cooperation and joint work of so many people working selflessly for the good of others to promote culture and knowledge,” a City Hall spokesperson said, according to Latin America Herald Tribune. The idea of the monument came from Krzysztof Wojciechowski, director of Slubice’s Collegium Polonicum, an institution that fosters cooperation between Polish and German universities. The monument could become a tourist attraction and also reflects the town’s ideals and aspirations, deputy mayor Piotr Luczynski told media. It is scheduled to be officially unveiled on Oct 22 in the presence of representatives of Wikipedia. The cost of the project has been estimated at 50,000 zloty (over $12,700). The monument’s designer is Mihran Hakobjan, a 30-year-old Armenian-born artist who graduated from a Slubice college.  Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
