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    ARMENIAN EXPERT CONCERNED OVER ARMENIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS IN GEORGIA

    tert.am
    31.10.12

    Armenian cultural and architectural monuments are completely neglected
    in Georgia, Samvel Karapetyan, an expert in monuments, told journalists
    on Wednesday as he presented a new brochure, which is part of the
    series 'Feature stories on Armenian architecture'.

    The brochure deals with the Surb Nshan Surb Nikoghayos (Saint Sign
    Saint Nicolas) church in Georgia's capital Tbilisi.

    "Now rain now fire. I wonder how it happens that it is only Armenian
    monuments that are ruined by rains," Karapetyan said.

    One winter night in 2003, residents of a village residing not far
    from the Ananuri monastery heard a bursting. In the morning they saw
    the monastery had been destroyed.

    Torrential rains this May destroyed the facade of Surb Nshan Surb
    Nikoghayos church in Tbilisi.

    Earlier, in 2002, a fire broke out inside the church because of a
    "Russian vagrant's" carelessness. Nine fire brigades could hardly
    put out the fire.

    Full of refuse and a resting place for stray dogs and tramps, the
    church received the status of cultural monument in 2007 and is now
    among the six churches the Georgian diocese of the Armenian Apostolic
    Church is demanding to be returned as Armenian churches.

    "The facade cannot be restored now, and a new one has to be built using
    old designs and photos. I do not know if they will do that. In any
    case we will know what to do if it has been returned," Karapetyan said.

    This policy toward Armenian monuments has consistently been pursued.

    Karapetyan cited a record whose author wrote, "I do not say that
    you must destroy Georgian churches as well. But if you are against
    religion, why are you destroying Armenian churches?"

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