ArmInfo. The list of immovable monuments of the history and culture of Armenia was enriched with seven objects. Deputy Minister of Culture of Armenia Tigran Galstyan wrote about this on his Facebook page.
According to the record, the day before the expert commission voted unanimously to include such objects as the old building of the Zvartnots airport, the cinema hall Rossiya (Ayrarat), the summer hall of the Moscow cinema, the Hrazdan stadium, the Yerevan metro station Republic ", Yerevan metro station" Yeritasardakan "metro station and" Gafesjian "Art Center (" Cascade ").
To note, the decision of the commission means the inclusion of these objects in the list of historical and cultural values. The Agency for the Protection of Cultural Property must deal with this task. Meanwhile, in real life, the Armenian public observed a completely different picture. Back in April 2013, the concessionaire Zvartnots, the company Armenia-International Airports, applied to the Yerevan Municipality for permission to demolish the old airport building. The company refers to the assessments of experts, according to which the building is physically worn out, and its reconstruction will require investments of $ 15-20 million. However, as a result of a wave of public outrage, this project has not yet been fully realized. Yes, and how will the protection of the cinema "Russia" is also unclear, given that the cinema square has turned into a fair, and the supermarket "Russia Mol" has been built on its territory. Until now, the fate of the summer hall of the Moscow cinema, which the Armenian Apostolic Church "laid eyes on", remains unsettled, and it intends to demolish the hall and build a chapel in its place. The condition of the Yerevan Metro stations is also much improved. The only exception is the Arts Center "Gafesjian", which is really invested in the "Cascade", which became one of the attractions of the Armenian capital.