Destroyed Armenian church will be rebuilt in Ankara
To permit the building of a new military hospital in Ankara, Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry required that the Armenian Vank Church, which was completely destroyed at the turn of the 20th Century, be constructed at the given area. The Ministry noted that the Vank Church, which was built in 1759 and which functioned until […]
Stabat Mater and Bach’s Passion Two Premiers in One Day
A prolific choreographer, illustrious ballet master and great patriot… more than these words will characterize Roudolf Kharatian who has been making great efforts for the new developments and tendencies in the Armenian ballet art. With the foundation of the Russian school of the classical ballet in 1933, Roudolf Kharatian together with other USSR ballet dancers Maksim Martirosyan, Vanoush […]
My Film
The film I’m going to tell you about, is an attention-grabbing in its history. First of all, I’m an Armenian, born in Gyumri, Armenia, which once used to be huge and powerful located in the eastern part of the Mount Ararat. Yes, today we have eastern and western Armenia because of the “crime made against the […]
Gyumri: Life After Death
The merciless earthquake of December 7, 1988 turned the part of Northern Armenia into mere ruins, taking lives of over 25,000 people. Massive damages were caused to the second largest city of Armenia Gyumri. The earthquake, however, seems went beyond the old Gyumri. “What was before it that stayed, what was after it that went”, like […]
Amiryan street
Architectural buildings have been traced back to the ancient history of Yerevan and have met the demand and standardization of the time period. Amiryan Street has been considered to be one of the most important and busiest streets of the 20th century, the country administrative buildings were concentrated in there. The street was called Nazarovskaya, […]
Zorac Qarer
The megalith monument Qarahunj in Armenia is situated 3 km to the north of the city Sisian. It is also called “Armenian Stonehenge.” Qarahunj means “stones having voice” and the name Zorats qarer originated from it and means “stones of the powerful or the mighty.” Qarahunj is one of the oldest monuments in the world. It […]
Sacred Crism
“Main Elements of Sacred Chrism are Olive Oil and Balsam” Chrism (Myron) is one of the most important elements of Christianity; such is its role for many sacraments of the Armenian Church like baptism, seal, consecration and the last anointment. Chrism is of deep sense for a Christian and its gist lies upon Jesus Christ’s savior […]
Abovyan street in Yerevan
Evidence of ancient city can be found in its history,streets and places, monuments and architectural models which identify the time period. Though Yerevan has been tending to become a European city, due to the number of construction works periodically held in the city, there are still lots of spots that arouse admiration. Abovyan street – […]
Welcome to Nagorno Karabakh
May 9 is a unique feast in Nagorno Karabkh, as this is the day of Shushi liberation and day of creation of NK defense army. This was a unique possibility for us to go on a trip to Nagorno Karabakh, learn everything about its history and cultural heritage. So, Welcome to Nagorno Karabakh! Nagorno Karabagh […]
Karabakh Cuisine
If “bread and salt” is a greeting ceremony known among the Slavic peoples, “jengyalov hats and beeswax” is extremely spread among the people living in Nagorno Karabakh. Being on a business trip in Nagorno Karabakh we experienced this ceremony accompanied in every house. Jengyalov hats (the grain flat cake with greens) – slightly widespread and […]