The restoration of the Yerevan indoor market depends only on the will of the Armenian government, the head of the Armenian Union of Architects, Mkrtich Minasyan, said at today's press-conference.
He said that the government of Armenia is the "master" of the indoor market. For this reason, it should deal with preserving and restoration of the given building which is being transformed into a supermarket. "It is obvious that the historical image of the market has been already damaged, we have lost the indoor market. However, it may be still restored and state functionaries have to deal with its restoration", - Minasyan said.
He did not rule out that after the indoor market we shall have other architectural losses as well, as similar incidents are balled-up very much, and as a rule, nobody is made responsible.
To recall, the Indoor Market was built in 1952 by Armenian architect Grigory Aghababyan's project and has been considered one of the symbols of the Armenian capital since then. The repair inside the building has damaged the original exterior of the building. In early June, the municipality promised that the constructions erected inside the building would be demolished and the original appearance would be restored. However, these constructions have not been dismantled.