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Armenia's historical-cultural monuments left unattended
tert.am
13:23 - 04.08.12
Specialists are voicing alarm that most historical cultural-monuments
on the territory of Armenia have been left unattended.
The more those monuments have visitors, the more they are likely to be
covered in dirt, Samvel Karapetyan, a monument studies expert, told a
news conference on Saturday.
`Seeing the dirt, tourists get surprised and disappointed. They see
there is no connection between the person who created [the monument]
and the one who is responsible for the its maintenance. We seem to
have occupied areas temporarily, but even if that were the case, one
shouldn't leave traces behind himself,' he said.
Speaking further on the topic, the rector of the Armenian Institute
for Tourism, Robert Minasyan, called for involving the youth in the
monument protection and preservation efforts.
`Our country has declared tourism as a priority trend. But declaring
is not enough. It is necessary to start with ourselves, first of all
the young generation,' he added.
Minasyan said it is important to tour the historical sites in order to
see and recognize the monuments. He proposed declaring a monument
cleanness contest among the regions.
Arshak Zakaryan, the founder of the United Armenia group, said the
tourists, whom he commonly takes to historical-cultural sites, very
often start collecting waste around the monuments on their own.
He also raised the problem of waste bins, noting that the Armenian
society is not in the habit of using them.
From: A. Papazian
tert.am
13:23 - 04.08.12
Specialists are voicing alarm that most historical cultural-monuments
on the territory of Armenia have been left unattended.
The more those monuments have visitors, the more they are likely to be
covered in dirt, Samvel Karapetyan, a monument studies expert, told a
news conference on Saturday.
`Seeing the dirt, tourists get surprised and disappointed. They see
there is no connection between the person who created [the monument]
and the one who is responsible for the its maintenance. We seem to
have occupied areas temporarily, but even if that were the case, one
shouldn't leave traces behind himself,' he said.
Speaking further on the topic, the rector of the Armenian Institute
for Tourism, Robert Minasyan, called for involving the youth in the
monument protection and preservation efforts.
`Our country has declared tourism as a priority trend. But declaring
is not enough. It is necessary to start with ourselves, first of all
the young generation,' he added.
Minasyan said it is important to tour the historical sites in order to
see and recognize the monuments. He proposed declaring a monument
cleanness contest among the regions.
Arshak Zakaryan, the founder of the United Armenia group, said the
tourists, whom he commonly takes to historical-cultural sites, very
often start collecting waste around the monuments on their own.
He also raised the problem of waste bins, noting that the Armenian
society is not in the habit of using them.
From: A. Papazian