Architect Rafael Israelyan’s Yerevan house demolished, hotel building planned October 8, 2011 - 14:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Yerevan house of a famous Armenian architect Rafael Israelyan, the author of Sardarapat Battle (1968) and Mother Armenia (1951) monuments, is being demolished. Israelyan’s house, located in Saryan Street, was constructed by the architect himself in 1954, with many of the decorations carved by his own hand. According to reports, a hotel construction onsite is planned. As an architect Sarat Petrosyan stated, the construction of a hotel has not been envisaged by Yerevan Municipality zoning project, and consequently, runs counter to it. As an architect Arsen Karapetyan, in turn, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, “you could count the buildings retaining the memory of the old city on one hand. With Israelyan’s contribution to Armenian architecture, his house was more than worthy of preserving.” “The building could be turned into a museum, instead of yet another faceless hotel. Yerevan is turning into a city without memories,” he said, regretfully. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |