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    ANOTHER ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENT IS DESTROYED IN CENTER OF YEREVAN THANKS TO YERVAND ZAKHARIAN AND MELIK GASPARIAN
    By Ruzan Poghosian

    AZG Armenian Daily
    14/03/2006

    Another historical-cultural monument - Amiryan 4/16 building - is
    being destroyed thanks to the heroic efforts of Yervand Zakharian
    and former deputy Melik Gasparian.

    The building was included in the list of historical-cultural
    monuments. And it turned out that the building lost its
    historical-architectural value and was ruined in a night, after
    Samvel Danielian, chief architect of Yerevan, called it an old,
    rotten edifice meant that is to be destroyed.

    Till mid-February, Lyudmila Harutyunian, public figure, owner of the
    building, cherished hopes that the edifice will not be destroyed. But
    everything turned upside down, when the court officials visited her
    with the order to accept two agreement alternatives: either to get
    $150 thousand of compensation or get a new flat in the block of flats
    that is to be built on the place of the old edifice.

    "We had to chose the second option and stop the struggle. I am
    thankful both to the journalists and to the publicity that joined
    me in my struggle for the building. Unfortunately, I should state
    that another historical monument of 19th century is destroyed in
    Yerevan. We have only photos of the edifice and our indignation with
    the fact," Harutyunian stated. She wanted to know who is interested
    in this cultural genocide, who estimates the historical value of the
    monument. "Who represents the state in Armenia. Our society lost the
    struggle, as all the talks are faceless. I guess only officials are
    powerful, as they define the fate of the buildings," She expressed
    concern.

    "I wish this building were the last historical-cultural monument that
    was destroyed in the center of Yerevan," Lyudmila Harutyunian said
    in the interview to Azg.
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