TODAY MARKS THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF “METSAMOR” MUSEUM’S ARCHITECT M. MANUELYAN

TODAY MARKS THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF “METSAMOR” MUSEUM’S ARCHITECT M. MANUELYAN

By the proposition of talented geologist, coordinator of archaeological excavations Koryun Mkrtchyan who had invaluable investment in the discovery and research of Metsamor site, it was decided to found a museum in Metsamor. The building was projected by honored architect Makabe Manuelyan in 1968-69. The museum was opened in 1970.

Today on February 28 the architect turns 90. “Protection service” NCSO plans an event dedicated to M. Manuelyan’s activity in “Metsamor” historical-cultural museum-reserve.

P.S. by the project of the talented architect the building of Armenian state university of architecture was constructed /formerly Polytechnic institute after K .Marx/. Together with S.Safaryan, M.Manuelyan  projected the subsidiary buildings of the institutes of Mathematics, mechanics and geology of Armenian SSR NAS.