Shoushi’s new coat of arms approved

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.01.2007 15:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Henceforth the guardian angel of ‘Sourp Amenaprkich
Kazanchetsost’ Church will be the symbol of ancient Armenian town of
Shushi. The guardian angel will be impressed on the coat of arms of
Shoushi. This is the outcome of the contest, which was held by "Shoushi
Revival", Fund and the City Council, The PanARMENIAN.Net journalist
was told in "Shoushi Revival", Fund non-governmental organization.

The author of the new coat of arms, which was approved by the
Shoushi town elders, is Rouben Arutchyan, an artist from Yerevan
by descent from a famous Shoushi family. In the artist’s words, he
feels responsible both in front of Shoushi and his ancestors. Rouben
Arutchyan passed the premium of the contest to the "Shoushi revival"
Fund as his own contribution to the realization of programs to
reconstruct the town.