"ARMENIA’S 12 CAPITAL CITIES" EXHIBITION OPENED IN PARIS

PanARMENIAN.Net
18.12.2006 17:59 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ December 14 French Minister of Communications
and Culture Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres and Armenian Ambassador to
France Edvard Nalbandian opened an exhibition titled "Armenia’s
12 Capital Cities" that will last till March 18, 2007. The authors
of the exhibition are Narek Sargsyan and head of the department of
architecture at the RA Academy of Sciences Murad Asratyan.

Modern and old photos as well as information on Armenia’s 12 capital
cities – Van, Artashat, Tigranakert, Dvin, Vagharshapat, Ani, Yerevan
and others – are represented in the Conciergerie hall.

Besides, ancient carpets, national dressed, khachkars and embroidery
are exhibited. The exhibition organized with the assistance of the
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Communications and
Culture is held within the framework of the Year of Armenia in France,
reports the RA MFA press office.