Construction of three-arched building in Yerevan Republic Square not serious, expert says

Chairman of the Union of Architects Mkrtich Minasyan said the three-arched building in the Yerevan Republic Square is nothing but a proposal of artist-designer Eduard Vaneskekhyan.

Speaking to Tert.am, he calmed down all those who are against the building, saying he does not treat the idea seriously. He said the idea will not even be discussed.

Vaneskekhyan has sent a letter-proposal to Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan suggesting construction of the arch in the center of which the biggest coat of arms of the world will be placed.

Mkrtich Minasyan said no question has been raised to fill the empty area of the square. He stressed that many architects feel their debt to draft something new for the area and discuss it.

The chairman of the union said there is no novelty in the proposal as such triumphal arches were previously offered to.
Vaneskekhyan’s proposal was widely discussed in the social networks as well. In particular, member of the Heritage party Styopa Safaryan on his Facebook page offered Vaneskekhyan to test his architectural ideas in other place.