The Blue Mosque located on Masthots Avenue in Yerevan is to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, as reported by the deputy chairman of the Organization of Cultural Heritage of Iran Masoud Alavian Sadr in an interview with the Iranian info agency “FARS.” He noted that at the meeting with the Minister of …
President of Poland Andrzej Duda, giving a speech at an event dedicated to the 650th anniversary of the establishment of the Armenian community of Poland on March 29, called Armenians the first Polish intellectuals. This was reported by Polish Radio. The Polish president remarked that the Armenian community began to form in Poland in the …
Below is the last interview of the People’s Artist of the USSR, outstanding composer Arno Harutyunovich Babajanyan which he gave in the fall of 1983 in the House of Composers in Dilijan. The interview was conducted by National Artist of Armenia, founder and first announcer of the Armenian Television Nara Surenovna Shlepchyan. This is a …
You can publish an infinite number of paintings, thumbnails, and photos featuring Armenian national costumes. However, rather than to show the variety of Armenian costumes, the main idea of this material is to let readers know about the erroneous identification of the Armenian national costume as a kind of traditional Caucasian costume. There is nothing …
The film “Armenian Bread” by Armen Gasparyan was presented at the documentary competition of the XVI International Festival “Radonezh” with the support of the Representative Office of Rossotrudnichestvo (Russian Cooperation) in Armenia in December 2011. The film tells about the culture and values of the Armenian people. For centuries, Armenians, having no statehood, have managed …
Strength gives birth to right – Garegin Nzhdeh. Unity gives birth to strength – Monte Melkonyan Two statements of two great heroes of the Armenian people! Despite the fact that they were made at different times and in different historical epochs, these two statements are of key importance for the future of the Armenian people. …
The girl was carrying water through the desert. She had to reach the nearby small boulder as quickly as possible, behind which her dying mother was lying. She knew that water would save her mother’s life, and then, she would not be alone in this world. She quickened her steps, but her feet sank very …
Mount Ararat not only is a symbol of Armenia but also has a special, mystical energy. Mountain climber Narine Jagharyan felt the greatness and the special strength of the mountain. Narine Jagharyan, a lawyer by education who has been conquering various mountain peaks across the world during recent years, shared her story. In August 2014, …
For centuries, Iran has been renowned for its rich Islamic cultural heritage. But Iran also has one of the oldest Christian churches in the world – the Armenian Black Church, or Kara Kilise in Farsi. The church that is formally named Monastery of Saint Thaddeus is a sacred place for Armenians. Correspondent of the Press …
In August 2004, during the ascent to Ararat by the route of Friedrich Parrot and Khachatur Abovyan (1829), V. Gurzadyan photographed the ruins of a church lying on the northwestern slope of Ararat at an altitude of 2,100 meters. It is among Armenian church sites that are located the highest. This church is situated in …
Kutina (also Kotyaion) was a city in historical Western Armenia. Now, it is called Kütahya. To us, Armenians, this city is better known as the birthplace of great composer Komitas. The inhabitants of Kutina were engaged in ceramics and the manufacture of earthenware products. Armenians and Greeks have been working in the 34 artisan blocks …
“Since the genocide against our people by the hands of the Turks, many of our brothers and sisters have given their lives for its recognition. And we are confident that our struggle is fair. The perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide died from the hands of Armenian soldiers. It all started with the operation “Nemesis”, during …
The Aznavour Foundation will implement its first cultural project by establishing the Aznavour Center in Yerevan. It is assumed that the center will be an interactive museum of Charles Aznavour rich in technology, as well as a unique cultural and educational center for the younger generation. The photo shows the son of the outstanding singer, …
Legends of rock music, Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, will arrive in Yerevan in June to mark the 30th anniversary of the Rock Aid Armenia charity program. The organizers of the visit and events are the company “Mediamax” and the Australian organization “DoSomething”. Co-founder of “DoSomething” Joe Dean initiated …
This photograph taken at the beginning of the 20th century shows the gorge of the Hrazdan River, the lower and upper parts of Dzoragyugh, the church of Surb Sargis, and the buildings adjoining the residence of the bishop. French traveler Jean Chardin, who visited in Yerevan in 1673 before the powerful earthquake of 1679, presented …
Below is the story of the inspector of the Batumi City College about how he had lunch in a rich Armenian house in the town of Artvin, Kars Province, the Caucasian governorship of the Russian Empire (now in Turkey). The table was set for nine people, and the hospitable householder before dinner treated us with …
In 1834, in accordance with the testament of two very rich Armenian merchants Rafael and his son-in-law Murad, the Mekhitarist Order established the Muradian Gymnasium in the Italian city of Padua in the region of Veneto. In 1836, the Rafaelian Gymnasium was established in the Venetian palace Bezaro. In 1850, the gymnasium was moved to …
Vanadzor is the third largest city in Armenia after Yerevan and Gyumri. It is the administrative center of Lori Province. The Turkish name of the city “Karakilisa” (Armenian: Ղարաքիլիսա, kara kilise – “black church”) was for the first time mentioned in a record made on one of the pages of the manuscript Bible of Priest …