I have identified the following Armenian cities with strong historical city cores:
* denotes undergoing works for restoration.
1. Gyumri *
2. Yerevan (Kond *, Old Nork and Kanaker)
3. Vagharshapat
4: Ashtarak
5. Dilijan*
6. Goris*
7. Meghri*
Additionally, I would like to add the following villages as historical:
1. Hin Khod
2. Hin Shinuhayr
3. Hin Halidzor
4. Shvanidzor
5. Khndzoresk
And the following cities / city parts with potential revival:
1. Yerevan (Dzoragyugh, Erebuni fortress and the Yerevan fortress)
2. Lori (Stepanavan).
3. Gavar
Additionally the following ancient sites:
1. Dvin
2. Armavir
3. Artashat
Worth noticing that even the Soviet architecture in Armenian cities is worth preservation due to its beauty.
But overall the state of historical architecture is way more depilitated than Georgian one. Mcxeta is more developed than analogous Vagharshapat, and Ashtarak with its beautiful landscape is more or less unknown. Dilijan has some attention, but IMO doesn’t live to its potential
Additionally I can notice (again) that old villages in Syunik have insane potential due to the unique architecture. They are pretty similar to famous touristic sites like Cappadocia in Turkey and can attract a lot of people from all over the world. What a shame.
I am also currently in process of making a Wikipedia article documenting our vernacular architecture. Dm me if you wish to help me
SnooOwls2871 on
On preserving historic architecture, I hope that récent news about future development of domestic aviation would lead to finding a renewed purpose for reopening the old terminal art Zvartnots.
It supposedly was deemed as “too small for international flights”, so using it for domestic flights or other potential flights not requiring a passport check (with Georgia maybe if we both join EU in the future?) would save it from decay.
Queasy_Reindeer3697 on
Wow my photo from Ashtarak 🥹
Ashtarak actually very surprised me there are plenty of old beautiful buildings there.
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I have identified the following Armenian cities with strong historical city cores:
* denotes undergoing works for restoration.
1. Gyumri *
2. Yerevan (Kond *, Old Nork and Kanaker)
3. Vagharshapat
4: Ashtarak
5. Dilijan*
6. Goris*
7. Meghri*
Additionally, I would like to add the following villages as historical:
1. Hin Khod
2. Hin Shinuhayr
3. Hin Halidzor
4. Shvanidzor
5. Khndzoresk
And the following cities / city parts with potential revival:
1. Yerevan (Dzoragyugh, Erebuni fortress and the Yerevan fortress)
2. Lori (Stepanavan).
3. Gavar
Additionally the following ancient sites:
1. Dvin
2. Armavir
3. Artashat
Worth noticing that even the Soviet architecture in Armenian cities is worth preservation due to its beauty.
But overall the state of historical architecture is way more depilitated than Georgian one. Mcxeta is more developed than analogous Vagharshapat, and Ashtarak with its beautiful landscape is more or less unknown. Dilijan has some attention, but IMO doesn’t live to its potential
Additionally I can notice (again) that old villages in Syunik have insane potential due to the unique architecture. They are pretty similar to famous touristic sites like Cappadocia in Turkey and can attract a lot of people from all over the world. What a shame.
I am also currently in process of making a Wikipedia article documenting our vernacular architecture. Dm me if you wish to help me
On preserving historic architecture, I hope that récent news about future development of domestic aviation would lead to finding a renewed purpose for reopening the old terminal art Zvartnots.
It supposedly was deemed as “too small for international flights”, so using it for domestic flights or other potential flights not requiring a passport check (with Georgia maybe if we both join EU in the future?) would save it from decay.
Wow my photo from Ashtarak 🥹
Ashtarak actually very surprised me there are plenty of old beautiful buildings there.