DESTRUCTION OF OLD YEREVAN GOES ON
AZG Armenian Daily #063, 09/04/2005
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The buildings 9 and 11 in Byuzand Street are included in the list of
the historical-cultural monuments. These days, the deconstruction works
are at full swing in there. By the order of the owner of the building,
the workers are ruining the old-fashioned balconies of the building
from the yard’s side. Daily Azg informed Artiom Grigorian, head of RA
Agency for Historical-Cultural Monuments’ Preservation, about this. He
promised to let know a relevant department of the Yerevan Municipality.
The dwellers of the yard that found themselves in dust and rubbish
were extremely irritated and angry at the ignoring attitude
displayed to them. The workers were transferring the logs of the
ruined balconies in front of our eyes. A representative of Glendale
Hills ltd. introduced himself as the owner and rather cynically said:
“Many people just like you came, watched and went away but they didn’t
managed anything. If you come the day after tomorrow you will find this
building totally ruined. Nothing will be left here, we are going to
destroy everything.” I told him to show the permission to destroy,
he answered that it isn’t with him. The ignorant “boss” who was
destroying a historical-cultural monument and was fancying himself
“an owner” had no idea of the building’s value.
“Many films have been shot here. Famous Armenian and foreign directors
and actors worked here. “Sweet Mother,” “Serob’s Tree” and “My Dear
Yerevan” as well as many other films were shot here. I can’t remember
all of them,” Mrs. Emma, a dweller of one of the apartments of 9
Byuzand Str said.
By Ruzan Poghosian