Azat Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 this is the pool area of the Congress Hotel in Yerevan (http://www.congresshotelyerevan.com). notice the old building on the right side... what do you think about it? tasteless? authentic? http://www.congresshotelyerevan.com/img/piscina.jpg Harut jan, are you asking what I think about the old building or the pool? I could care less about the pool. it looks okay however I LOVE the old building in the background. It has alot of character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Harut jan, are you asking what I think about the old building or the pool? I could care less about the pool. it looks okay however I LOVE the old building in the background. It has alot of character i was asking about the old building... what do you think about having an old building showing in the backyard of a "modern" hotel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 i was asking about the old building... what do you think about having an old building showing in the backyard of a "modern" hotel? many of the buildings will not be there soon - including the Old Baghniq - soon all of that will be Condos & places for tourists - an Italian Co. has been buying each and every building & "Baraqs" behind Rabiz many of the buildings was not even there before - some are resolutely "build" and will we demolished soon - big "house or apartment like - that have big square meter:) to be sold or have been sold to the Italian Co. for 1000+ per square meeter that part of the town well be changed soon - lets hope the park would not suffer across was an old Soviet Era hotel Sevan if I'm not wrong it's owned by MAnukyans - and it's in horrible condition - the government is not letting him demolish it - it has been in courts for long time - it's destroying its self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoushik Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 many of the buildings will not be there soon - including the Old Baghniq - soon all of that will be Condos & places for tourists - an Italian Co. has been buying each and every building & "Baraqs" behind Rabiz many of the buildings was not even there before - some are resolutely "build" and will we demolished soon - big "house or apartment like - that have big square meter:) to be sold or have been sold to the Italian Co. for 1000+ per square meeter Isn't it scary Movses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Isn't it scary Movses? no Anush jan it's not scary janik - it's the life - it's the reality old gosss away new takes place - how good or grosss is the NEW - i don;t know - is it good or bad - i don;t know - all i know it's a change of goood or bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoushik Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Yeah, I guess you are right *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 (edited) The potential international tourist industry in Armenia, which could employ many lower skilled Armenians, is being destroyed to feather the nests of the nor-Harout land developers. This sacriledge will create a Yerevan that is not uniquely Armenian in any way, but just a copy of any international city. A "gold mine" tourist industry is being thrown out the window. What a shame. Megk! The buildings that make Yerevan unique are the buildings designed by A. Tamanyan or the ones designed in his style afterwards. All other buildings however old and dusty they might be are not Armenian, they are poor remnants of Russian-European provincial architecture. I couldn't care less about these last ones being destroyed. I cannot find any other "Armenian" architecture except for Tamanyan's style, the opera house being its finest example. Edited February 26, 2006 by Armen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom22 Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Nevertheless, they are a tourist draw especially for tourists from Europe. Are we Armenians schizophrenic? Many of us (e.g. Artaxias and that nut Avetisyan) claim vociferously that we are Europeans (a distorted concept since we have Hebrew, Assyrian, Persian, Chinese, Mongol and Hindu genetic strains and a mixed culture). Turning Yerevan into cookie-cutter city will not help our tourism. What is next? Demolishing the Matenadaran building or Opera House to make big-bucks for a developer buddy of the President Kocharian hoping to build another luxury condominium or hotel? The buildings that make Yerevan unique are the buildings designed by A. Tamanyan or the ones designed in his style afterwards. All other buildings however old and dusty they might be are not Armenian, they are poor remnants of Russian-European provincial architecture. I couldn't care less about these last ones being destroyed. I cannot find any other "Armenian" architecture except for Tamanyan's style, the opera house being its finest example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 Armen jan, great to see you here buddy. hope all is well with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Nevertheless, they are a tourist draw especially for tourists from Europe. Are we Armenians schizophrenic? Many of us (e.g. Artaxias and that nut Avetisyan) claim vociferously that we are Europeans (a distorted concept since we have Hebrew, Assyrian, Persian, Chinese, Mongol and Hindu genetic strains and a mixed culture). Turning Yerevan into cookie-cutter city will not help our tourism. What is next? Demolishing the Matenadaran building or Opera House to make big-bucks for a developer buddy of the President Kocharian hoping to build another luxury condominium or hotel? So that you have an idea what are you talking about let us establish first that not one is taking down Matenadaran, Opera House or any national landmarks. We are talking about some old, dusty quarters of Yerevan like Kond, some 20 to 30 one or two storied quasi-colonial buildings. You can also add some nightmares of Soviet architecture like the Youth Palace (or the Krtsats Kukuruz) or Hotel Dvin. I highly doubt that this stuff was going to attract tourists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Armen jan, great to see you here buddy. hope all is well with you Barior Azat axper. Antsnum ei ... aseci mi xeloq ban el yes asem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Barior Azat axper. Antsnum ei ... aseci mi xeloq ban el yes asem General jan - de mi qich shut shut antsi / asa tnashen - general DArtsar mezi el ches hishum inch hali es inch ka chka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 What happened to some of the posts in this thread? Did they disappear in thin air? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 What happened to some of the posts in this thread? Did they disappear in thin air? they were simply removed to temporary section becouse posts had nothing to do with topic at hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 they were simply removed to temporary section becouse posts had nothing to do with topic at hand Is this temporary section accesable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 unfortunatly no Yervant, its only for Mods review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted March 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 http://forum.hayastan.com/blog/upload/blog-13717-1140122094.jpg Armenian trafic 02/06/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 http://forum.hayastan.com/blog/upload/blog-13717-1140122094.jpg Armenian trafic 02/06/06 oh what the hell... that's 'barekamoutyan hraparak'... and i had never seen so many cars there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 General jan - de mi qich shut shut antsi / asa tnashen - general DArtsar mezi el ches hishum inch hali es inch ka chka Vat chem eghbayr. Chem hascnum parzapes. Nerogh elnes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 oh what the hell... that's 'barekamoutyan hraparak'... and i had never seen so many cars there... Yup. This year's snow caught the municipality off guard. That was the reason for kilometers of traffic jam. Not that they have ever been ON guard ... but this year they outperformed themselves. Meanwhile, I had never seen this much snow in Yerevan during my whole pathetic life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gor-Gor Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 i'm ashamed... i can't recoginze my city... where is this? http://www.armenianow.com/images/uploadedimages/ai138601.jpg The buildings on the left are part of the North Avenue project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted April 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2006 The renovated http://www.yerevannights.com/ has some nice pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takoush Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 The renovated http://www.yerevannights.com/ has some nice pictures. That was nice music Gams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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