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FIRST PRIZES NOT AWARDED IN COMPETITIONS ANNOUNCED FOR PREPARING MONUMENTS OF G. CHAVUSH AND M. MKRTCHIAN
Noyan Tapan
Jun 15 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The Yerevan Mayor's Office initiated
competitions of drafts to monuments of Armenian prominent politicians
and intellectuals. Works recognized best in the competitions will be
placed in the capital.
As Samvel Danielian, the Chief Architect of Yerevan informed at the
June 12 press conference, competitions on building monuments to Gevorg
Chavush and Mher Mkrtchian have already been held.
According to S.Danielian, by the competition commission's decision,
no first prize was awarded in the competition for preparing the
monument to G.Chavush as none of the presented drafts corresponded
to all the proposed demands.
And the second prize winner was proposed to remake the draft and to
present it to the commission during the coming months. According to
S.Danielian, works of preparing the monument to G.Chavush will start
after affirming the draft.
It will be placed in the community of Ajapniak, at the place of cross
of the streets of Mazmanian-Bashinjaghian-Beknazarian.
6 works were presented at the competition of creating Mher Mkrtchian's
monument. No first prize was awarded here as well. Sculptors awarded
2nd and 3rd prizes must remake their works after what the final
variant will be decided.
To recap, M.Mkrtchian's monument will be placed in the park of the
G.Sundukian National Academic Theater.
S.Danielian informed that a competition has been announced for
preparing Garegin Nzhdeh's monument as well. It is envisaged to place
the monument in the community of Shengavit, on the square near the
"Hayrenik" cinema.
Noyan Tapan
Jun 15 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The Yerevan Mayor's Office initiated
competitions of drafts to monuments of Armenian prominent politicians
and intellectuals. Works recognized best in the competitions will be
placed in the capital.
As Samvel Danielian, the Chief Architect of Yerevan informed at the
June 12 press conference, competitions on building monuments to Gevorg
Chavush and Mher Mkrtchian have already been held.
According to S.Danielian, by the competition commission's decision,
no first prize was awarded in the competition for preparing the
monument to G.Chavush as none of the presented drafts corresponded
to all the proposed demands.
And the second prize winner was proposed to remake the draft and to
present it to the commission during the coming months. According to
S.Danielian, works of preparing the monument to G.Chavush will start
after affirming the draft.
It will be placed in the community of Ajapniak, at the place of cross
of the streets of Mazmanian-Bashinjaghian-Beknazarian.
6 works were presented at the competition of creating Mher Mkrtchian's
monument. No first prize was awarded here as well. Sculptors awarded
2nd and 3rd prizes must remake their works after what the final
variant will be decided.
To recap, M.Mkrtchian's monument will be placed in the park of the
G.Sundukian National Academic Theater.
S.Danielian informed that a competition has been announced for
preparing Garegin Nzhdeh's monument as well. It is envisaged to place
the monument in the community of Shengavit, on the square near the
"Hayrenik" cinema.