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OLD BUILDING OF ZVARTNOTS AIRPORT MAY BE PUT ON THE LIST OF ARMENIA'S STATE MONUMENTS AGAIN
by Karina Manukyan
Wednesday, October 9, 18:53
The old building of Zvartnots Airport may be put on the list of
Armenia's state monuments again.
The issue of the old (round) building of Zvartnots Airport was
discussed at the Oct 9 session of the Subcommittee for Culture of
the Armenian Public Council.
To recall, in its recent press release Armenia International Airports
CSJC said that the old terminal presents a very dangerous structure.
"Armenia International Airports will not allocate resources
for maintaining an obsolete building and will also not bear any
responsibility in case of any accident. We are willing and ready to
continue with the modernization of Zvartnots International Airport
but will not spend resources and time in maintaining a hazardous and
fallen into disuse building that does not fit with modern aeronautical
standards," said the company. At the Oct 9 session, Anahit Tarkhanyan,
the daughter of one of the architects of the old building of the
airport Artur Tarkhanyan, said that the given building is the property
of the state and its concessionaire has no right to take a decision
on demolition of the building. Tarkhanyan added that the terminal
can serve regional flights en-route Karabakh, Russia and Kazakhstan.
She also criticized the concessionaire's statement that the terminal
presents a very dangerous structure. She said that along with other
Armenian facilities of strategic importance (ANPP, a number of HPPs,
the Arpa-Sevan tunnel), Zvartnots was built in compliance with strict
safety rules and is capable of resisting a 9-point earthquake.
At the same time, she expressed willingness to set up an initiative
group to apply to the Armenian Government to find a new lessee for
the Zvartnots building.
Vladimir Poghosyan, a member of the Subcommittee for Culture,
suggested applying to the commission of experts of the Armenian
Culture Ministry to put the old building of Zvartnots Airport back
on the list of Armenia's state monuments. He said that the building
has been on that list before 2001. The members of the Subcommittee
unanimously accepted Poghosyan's suggestion.
To recall, the terminal of Zvartnots Airport was built upon the project
of architects A.Tarkhanyan, S.Khachikyan, L.Cherkezyan, Zh.Shekhlyan,
A.Tigranyan, A.Meschyan and designer S.Baghdasaryan. It was put into
operation in 1980. In June 2002 Zvartnots Airport was transferred to
concession of Armenia International Airports CSJC owned by Argentinean
entrepreneur Eduardo Eurnekian.
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From: Baghdasarian
by Karina Manukyan
Wednesday, October 9, 18:53
The old building of Zvartnots Airport may be put on the list of
Armenia's state monuments again.
The issue of the old (round) building of Zvartnots Airport was
discussed at the Oct 9 session of the Subcommittee for Culture of
the Armenian Public Council.
To recall, in its recent press release Armenia International Airports
CSJC said that the old terminal presents a very dangerous structure.
"Armenia International Airports will not allocate resources
for maintaining an obsolete building and will also not bear any
responsibility in case of any accident. We are willing and ready to
continue with the modernization of Zvartnots International Airport
but will not spend resources and time in maintaining a hazardous and
fallen into disuse building that does not fit with modern aeronautical
standards," said the company. At the Oct 9 session, Anahit Tarkhanyan,
the daughter of one of the architects of the old building of the
airport Artur Tarkhanyan, said that the given building is the property
of the state and its concessionaire has no right to take a decision
on demolition of the building. Tarkhanyan added that the terminal
can serve regional flights en-route Karabakh, Russia and Kazakhstan.
She also criticized the concessionaire's statement that the terminal
presents a very dangerous structure. She said that along with other
Armenian facilities of strategic importance (ANPP, a number of HPPs,
the Arpa-Sevan tunnel), Zvartnots was built in compliance with strict
safety rules and is capable of resisting a 9-point earthquake.
At the same time, she expressed willingness to set up an initiative
group to apply to the Armenian Government to find a new lessee for
the Zvartnots building.
Vladimir Poghosyan, a member of the Subcommittee for Culture,
suggested applying to the commission of experts of the Armenian
Culture Ministry to put the old building of Zvartnots Airport back
on the list of Armenia's state monuments. He said that the building
has been on that list before 2001. The members of the Subcommittee
unanimously accepted Poghosyan's suggestion.
To recall, the terminal of Zvartnots Airport was built upon the project
of architects A.Tarkhanyan, S.Khachikyan, L.Cherkezyan, Zh.Shekhlyan,
A.Tigranyan, A.Meschyan and designer S.Baghdasaryan. It was put into
operation in 1980. In June 2002 Zvartnots Airport was transferred to
concession of Armenia International Airports CSJC owned by Argentinean
entrepreneur Eduardo Eurnekian.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=942023C0-30F2-11E3-9AC70EB7C0D21663
From: Baghdasarian