"HAYASTAN" ALL-ARMENIAN FUND CONTINUES REPAIRS OF SURB
ECHMIATSIN CHURCH IN TBILISI AND SCHOOL OF ARTS IN PARAKAR
ECHMIATSIN CHURCH IN TBILISI AND SCHOOL OF ARTS IN PARAKAR
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"HAYASTAN" ALL-ARMENIAN FUND CONTINUES REPAIRS OF SURB
ECHMIATSIN CHURCH IN TBILISI AND SCHOOL OF ARTS IN PARAKAR
10-01-2008 17:00:00 | Armenia | Social
YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The
"Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund is continuing repairs of Surb
Echmiatsin Church in Tbilisi and the school of arts in Parakar.
According to the PR unit of the fund, earthquakes and the
construction of the subway in Tbilisi have weakened Surb
Echmiatsin Church. In order to prevent the further collapse of
this 200-year-old structure, the Argentine local body of the
"Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund and the US Western diocese of the
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin undertook a project on
strengthening the building of the church, which was completed in
February 2007. Thanks to the project, the building has been
considerably improved. The second stage of the project started
in November 2007, under which additional reinforcement and
interior decoration work is being done. It is envisaged to
finish the project in late 2008.
"By implementing this project, we not only save a cultural
monument but also make a great contribution to the cultural and
spiritual life of the Armenians of Georgia," the CEO of the
"Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund Vahe Aghabekian said.
As regards the school of arts in Parakar not far from
Yerevan, after the 1988 earthquake its one-storey building has
become unsafe. Thanks to financing of the French local body of
the fund, the school was reconstructed, with a concert hall,
classrooms for painting, potter's art and a brass band being
built. At the present stage of the program, tables, desks,
blackboards, a printer and other equipment will be provided to
the school.