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ANCIENT ARMENIAN CAPITAL BEING RESTORED
ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 28, 2011
YEREVAN
In the passing year the Culture Ministry's Historic-Cultural Heritage
Scientific-Research Center has made excavations in ten monuments.
Speaking to reporters December 28 head of the center Hakob Simonyan
said as a result of the works the state list of Armenian monuments
has been essentially filled. In the passing year "Monument" yearbook
was prepared, Goris historic-cultural union was created.
Simonyan informed that this year excavations were made in few
directions aimed at preparing monuments for the restoration. Within the
framework of the program excavations were made in Dashtadem castle,
Lori fortress, Chichkhanavank, Yeghvard St. Astvatsatsin church and
Goris St. Astvatsatsin church.
"From this year projecting works have started, in 2012 we will start
restoring so that one of the ancient towns, capital of Lori-Tashir
Kingrom become a tourism center," he said.
From: Baghdasarian
ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 28, 2011
YEREVAN
In the passing year the Culture Ministry's Historic-Cultural Heritage
Scientific-Research Center has made excavations in ten monuments.
Speaking to reporters December 28 head of the center Hakob Simonyan
said as a result of the works the state list of Armenian monuments
has been essentially filled. In the passing year "Monument" yearbook
was prepared, Goris historic-cultural union was created.
Simonyan informed that this year excavations were made in few
directions aimed at preparing monuments for the restoration. Within the
framework of the program excavations were made in Dashtadem castle,
Lori fortress, Chichkhanavank, Yeghvard St. Astvatsatsin church and
Goris St. Astvatsatsin church.
"From this year projecting works have started, in 2012 we will start
restoring so that one of the ancient towns, capital of Lori-Tashir
Kingrom become a tourism center," he said.
From: Baghdasarian