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AZERBAIJAN OFFERS ARMENIA ASSISTANCE IN RECREATING YEREVAN'S HISTORICAL CENTER
Interfax
Feb 10 2012
Russia
Baku has offered assistance to Armenia in restoring the historical
look of its capital city and pledged to provide maps and drawings of
ancient Yerevan, spokesman for the Azeri presidential administration
Fuad Akhundov told Interfax.
Armenia earlier announced plans to restore the historical center
of Yerevan.
"If Yerevan does want in earnest to reconstruct the historical look of
the city we would be glad to hand ancient maps and drawings to it,"
said Akhundov, who is in charge of the presidential administration's
socio-political department.
"Also, there are canvasses by well-known European painters Tavernier
and Chardin, and by Russian painters Rubo and Gagarin meticulously and
elaborately representing the 19th century Erivan Fortress," he said,
adding that a large collection of drawings and plans of old Yerevan
can be found in Russian archives.
"I have heard of a project, dubbed 'Old Yerevan' through Armenian
media. Curiously enough, a replica of the late 19th century - early
20th century architecture is to appear instead of the actual mediaeval
center of the city, methodically destroyed by the Armenian authorities
in the Soviet era and in the epoch of Armenia's independence,"
Akhundov said.
"It is an attempt to delude the world public and to manipulate the
discussion of the city's authentic image and give Yerevan a look that
has nothing to do with history," he said.
The explanation to this is that "the true look of mediaeval Irevan
(now Yerevan) was a creation of Azeri architects. Reconstruction of
the authentic image of the city's historical center would be at odds
with the Armenian ideology which maintains that Armenians have been
living in the region for about 8,000 years," Akhundov said.
Interfax
Feb 10 2012
Russia
Baku has offered assistance to Armenia in restoring the historical
look of its capital city and pledged to provide maps and drawings of
ancient Yerevan, spokesman for the Azeri presidential administration
Fuad Akhundov told Interfax.
Armenia earlier announced plans to restore the historical center
of Yerevan.
"If Yerevan does want in earnest to reconstruct the historical look of
the city we would be glad to hand ancient maps and drawings to it,"
said Akhundov, who is in charge of the presidential administration's
socio-political department.
"Also, there are canvasses by well-known European painters Tavernier
and Chardin, and by Russian painters Rubo and Gagarin meticulously and
elaborately representing the 19th century Erivan Fortress," he said,
adding that a large collection of drawings and plans of old Yerevan
can be found in Russian archives.
"I have heard of a project, dubbed 'Old Yerevan' through Armenian
media. Curiously enough, a replica of the late 19th century - early
20th century architecture is to appear instead of the actual mediaeval
center of the city, methodically destroyed by the Armenian authorities
in the Soviet era and in the epoch of Armenia's independence,"
Akhundov said.
"It is an attempt to delude the world public and to manipulate the
discussion of the city's authentic image and give Yerevan a look that
has nothing to do with history," he said.
The explanation to this is that "the true look of mediaeval Irevan
(now Yerevan) was a creation of Azeri architects. Reconstruction of
the authentic image of the city's historical center would be at odds
with the Armenian ideology which maintains that Armenians have been
living in the region for about 8,000 years," Akhundov said.