MONUMENT TO PHILOSOPHER OF 7TH CENTURY ANANIA SHIRAKATSI TO BE PLACED IN GYUMRI
ARMENPRESS
Aug 19, 2009
GYUMRI, AUGUST 19, ARMENPRESS: Basalt monument of the philosopher
of the 7th century Anania Shirakatsi will soon be placed in
Gyumri. Sculptor Samvel Petrosyan is already finishing 8-meter-high
monument. The author initiated the creation of the monument of medieval
philosopher before the 1988 earthquake during which the gyps variant
of the monument was damaged. The works were again restarted in 2007
on the initiative of the mayor of Gyumri Vardan Ghukasyan.
The sculptor told Armenpress that the monument is a donation to Gyumri
by him and architects Arthur Tarkhanyan and Vardan Shakhulyan.
The monument will be placed on Shirakatsi Street but the author said
that the place must be reviewed as taking into consideration the
sizes of the monument it needs larger territory.