{"id":1035,"date":"2012-03-06T13:47:07","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T09:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2012-04-11T23:00:14","modified_gmt":"2012-04-11T19:00:14","slug":"gyumri-the-cultural-capital-of-armenia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barevarmenia.com\/travelblog\/gyumri-the-cultural-capital-of-armenia\/","title":{"rendered":"Gyumri The Cultural Capital of Armenia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This year we are going to celebrate the 100th anniversary of opera \u201cAnush\u201d with great splendor and\u00a0solemnity. This wonderful work by Armen Tigranyan for the first time was staged a century ago, in 1912 in\u00a0Gyumri. The author himself was from Gyumri and with his brother, composer Nikoghayos Tigranyan, he has\u00a0thoroughly developed mighty traditions of local music.
\nFrom ancient times Gyumri has been the birthplace of many prominent scientists and artists. The list which\u00a0is opened with the name of Anania Shirakatsi, famous Armenian mathematician and calendar scholar of the\u00a07th century, has been filled in all times with new and new names. The center of Gyumri is known for\u00a0Varpetats street (Masters\u2019 street), where the museums of Avetik Isahakyan and Hovhannes Shiraz are situated.
\nThe museum of Mher Mkrtchyan devoted to the life and works of beloved actor has recently been\u00a0opened on the approaches of this street. Writers Atrpet and Mkrtich Armen, Ghazaros Aghayan and Atabek\u00a0Khnkoyan, architect Toros Toramanyan, composer Romanos Melikyan also lived and worked in this city\u00a0at the beginning of the 20th century. Not to mention the painters and sculptors, such as Sergey Merkurov,\u00a0Mariam and Yeranuhi Aslamazyans, Khachatur Yesayan, Rafael Atoyan, Hrachya Rukhkyan, Eduard\u00a0Artsrunyan and many others who also lived in Gyumri.
\nEventually, which is the main secret of Gyumri for being the capital of arts and \u00a0handicrafts? The city is likely to be in the proper artistic environment. Such an environment educates the human soul and endows people\u00a0with aesthetic view. Today, even after the ruinous earthquake of 1988, the 1600 buildings of \u201cKumayri\u201d\u00a0historical and architectural reserve make the essential part of the city. These are one or two-storied vaulted\u00a0structures decorated with sculptures which outline the streets that respire the unique coloring. It is not accidental\u00a0that the great part of ancient and new Armenian films was also made in Gyumri (\u201cTriangle\u201d, \u201cA Piece\u00a0of Sky\u201d, \u201cSong of the Old Days\u201d, etc.).
\nIt is noteworthy that the art influenced not only museums and public buildings but also the usual\u00a0dwelling houses. With all their differences they reflect a peculiar local style. The latter includes the elements\u00a0of both Russian city building and European classicism, both modernism of 20th century and Soviet constructivism.\u00a0The artisans of Gyumri localized them to create a delightful synthesis.\u00a0The best thing to do is to walk along the streets of Gyumri and admire the beauty of nice buildings. At\u00a0that moment your heart will beat more harmonically and your soul will be filled with pride. One rejoices\u00a0seeing that the newly erected buildings continue the long standing architectural traditions. This comes to\u00a0provide the connection between old and new, as well as the spiritual roll-call between the past and coming generations.<\/p>\n

The article created by Levon Lachikyan<\/strong><\/p>\n

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