Yerevan erects Leonardo da Vinci marble bust

Yerevan State University of Architecture and Engineering erected a bust of the famous Italian Renaissance painter, sculpture and architect Leonardo da Vinci.

Standing in the yard of the university the bust is a present by the Italian Romualdo del Bianco Foundation on the 90th anniversary of the university.

Yerevan State University of Architecture and Engineering and the Italian foundation have been in cooperation for 20 years now.

Hovhannes Tokmajyan, the rector of the university, said that the busts of other prominent architects and sculptors will be erected in university’s yard in the near future.

Authored by Italian sculptor Dino de Ranieri the bust is made of marble and is standing on a pedestal made of Armenian basalt which symbolizes the cooperation between Armenia and Italy in the sphere of architecture.