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YEREVAN AIRPORT'S ROUND BUILDING TO BE DEMOLISHED? - NEWSPAPER
October 08, 2013 | 08:15
YEREVAN. - One of Armenia's best architectural structures, which
was bestowed an award in Paris, will soon be demolished, Zhoghovurd
daily reports.
"This refers to the round building of [capital city Yerevan's]
Zvartnots [International] Airport.
"Company proprietor, Argentinean-Armenian [businessman] Eduardo
Eurnekian plans to demolish this structure, which was considered an
object of pride for Armenia's residents. In his view, the building
is not operational in terms of safety.
"In the meantime, Nagorno-Karabakh [Republic General] Department of
Civil Aviation Head Dmitri Adbashyan strongly opposes the demolishing
of the round building.
'"Why should anything old be demolished? They can use this building
for our people, [and] the passengers. There are specialists; you need
to speak with them, to discuss as what is the time-worn percentage
of the building, and whether it should be demolished, or just be
strengthened and repaired,'" Zhoghovurd writes.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
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October 08, 2013 | 08:15
YEREVAN. - One of Armenia's best architectural structures, which
was bestowed an award in Paris, will soon be demolished, Zhoghovurd
daily reports.
"This refers to the round building of [capital city Yerevan's]
Zvartnots [International] Airport.
"Company proprietor, Argentinean-Armenian [businessman] Eduardo
Eurnekian plans to demolish this structure, which was considered an
object of pride for Armenia's residents. In his view, the building
is not operational in terms of safety.
"In the meantime, Nagorno-Karabakh [Republic General] Department of
Civil Aviation Head Dmitri Adbashyan strongly opposes the demolishing
of the round building.
'"Why should anything old be demolished? They can use this building
for our people, [and] the passengers. There are specialists; you need
to speak with them, to discuss as what is the time-worn percentage
of the building, and whether it should be demolished, or just be
strengthened and repaired,'" Zhoghovurd writes.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
- See more at: http://news.am/eng/news/174851.html#sthash.BEd7gJFO.dpuf