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For me my Homeland starts from Yerevan, ex-mayor says
tert.am
11:45 - 14.10.12
Former mayor of Yerevan, member of Republic party Suren Abrahamyan
says the homeland for him starts from Yerevan. `I do not want to sound
pompous but it is so, for me my homeland starts from Yerevan,'
Abrahamyan said, speaking to Tert.am.
Distorted architectural appearance, elimination of green territories,
elite construction, alienated building of Armenia's Foreign Affairs
Ministry - in spite of all this Suren Abrahamyan loves Yerevan.
`I do not want to specify, but we all, especially those having power,
treated our capital with consumer's psychology,' he said.
`Dreadful philosophy was dominating in Yerevan - a petrol station was
not being built for the capital, but the capital was for petrol
stations. Elite buildings were not designed to make the capital
beautiful, but the capital was being fitted for owners having vulgar
taste and a lot of money. And unfortunately, in many cases the
authorities were yielding to them, they could not resist, they were
not saying `no' even for the sake of city's benefit,' former mayor
said.
Abrahamyan said as a result the attitude toward the city has changed
and we yielded to benefit and consumer's psychology unlike our
neighbors, Georgians, who managed to preserve Tbilisi's historic
appearance.
Abrahamyan though said the biggest perversion is the distorted idea of
the Northern Avenue. The reason he said was the idea of getting
maximum benefit.
The ex mayor said for him Yerevan is not just an architecture but a
spirit, culture environment.
Abrahamyan said despite all, residents of the capital should feel as
the owners of the city.
tert.am
11:45 - 14.10.12
Former mayor of Yerevan, member of Republic party Suren Abrahamyan
says the homeland for him starts from Yerevan. `I do not want to sound
pompous but it is so, for me my homeland starts from Yerevan,'
Abrahamyan said, speaking to Tert.am.
Distorted architectural appearance, elimination of green territories,
elite construction, alienated building of Armenia's Foreign Affairs
Ministry - in spite of all this Suren Abrahamyan loves Yerevan.
`I do not want to specify, but we all, especially those having power,
treated our capital with consumer's psychology,' he said.
`Dreadful philosophy was dominating in Yerevan - a petrol station was
not being built for the capital, but the capital was for petrol
stations. Elite buildings were not designed to make the capital
beautiful, but the capital was being fitted for owners having vulgar
taste and a lot of money. And unfortunately, in many cases the
authorities were yielding to them, they could not resist, they were
not saying `no' even for the sake of city's benefit,' former mayor
said.
Abrahamyan said as a result the attitude toward the city has changed
and we yielded to benefit and consumer's psychology unlike our
neighbors, Georgians, who managed to preserve Tbilisi's historic
appearance.
Abrahamyan though said the biggest perversion is the distorted idea of
the Northern Avenue. The reason he said was the idea of getting
maximum benefit.
The ex mayor said for him Yerevan is not just an architecture but a
spirit, culture environment.
Abrahamyan said despite all, residents of the capital should feel as
the owners of the city.