Memorial plaque to Armenian poet Avetik Isahakyan unveiled in Leipzig

ArmInfo. A memorial plaque to the great Armenian poet Avetik Isahakyan was unveiled on the building at Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse 27 in Leipzig. He lived at this address  while studying at the University of Leipzig.

In addition to this fact, the plaque also states that Isahakyan,  together with Johannes Lepsius and Joseph Marquart, founded an  Armenian-German company.

It is noteworthy that this memorial plaque features black tuff, a  symbol of Armenia, which the poet loved very much. His house in  Yerevan was built from black tuff. In addition, there is a QR code  that allows you to watch a video about Avetik Isahakyan's connection  with Germany.

The authors of the memorial plaque were architect-designer Hakob  Iskudaryan and sculptor Ruben Nalbandyan.

The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister of Education,  Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia Alfred Kocharyan, Director of  the Avetik Isahakyan House-Museum Armenuhi Isahakyan.

This initiative was implemented within the framework of cooperation  between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of  Armenia with the Leipzig City Hall, the Avetik Isahakyan  House-Museum, the Armenian Cultural Union of Leipzig and the Goethe  Center in Yerevan.