Armenian Prime Minister learned about investment project on Armenian  Village ethnic suburb construction 

ArmInfo. Accompanied by Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan visited today the area adjacent to Dalma Mall, where an ethnographic district project will be implemented referred to as Armenian Village.

The Premier was given the project's details, within the framework of  which it is planned to create an ethnographic quarter that will  represent the national traditions of urban and rural settlements from  different regions of Armenia and will have a historically developed  architectural appearance. The quarter will be consist of residential  buildings, hotels (guest houses), as well as exhibition halls, which  will be featuring samples of paintings and genuine Armenian crafts  (carpet weaving, blacksmithing, ceramics, souvenirs).  The project  was developed based on expert surveys carried out by the State  Committee for Urban Development and the National University of  Architecture and Engineering regarding the types of the Armenian  House inherent in various localities of Armenia (Goris, Dilijan,  Ashtarak, etc.).  Design work has already kicked off, and an  investment fund is being set up involving the owners of local plots  of land and the Yerevan City Hall.

The Prime Minister instructed the responsible government officials to  finalize the project as soon as possible in order to begin the talks  with the prospective investors. The Head of Government expressed  confidence that Armenian Village may become one of Yerevan's main  tourist attractions, promote cultural tourism in Armenia and raise  awareness of our country's cultural heritage.  The Premier next  called at the Erebuni historical and archeological reserve-museum to  get familiarized with the program of its modernization, which is  meant to present the history of Yerevan's establishment with new  approaches. In particular, it is envisaged to recreate the specific  historical environment mediating innovative approaches. In those  areas where excavations have been completed, the ancient buildings  will be restored using specific architectural solutions and dynamic  tricks without detriment to the site's archaeological assets.

Highlighting the project's importance, Prime Minister Karapetyan  suggested implementing it with the help of international experts.

The Prime Minister was also introduced to the proposals for the  rehabilitation of Shengavit historical and archaeological reserve and  Karmir Blur archeological site, as well as to the tourism  infrastructure development projects.