“Old airport is our last hope, means of avoiding full blockade” (video)
The issue of demolition of the old building of “Zvartnots” airport, which has been discussed for already several years, entered a new phase. At the end of last year the Municipality granted permission to the Armenia International Airports CJSC for the partial demolition of the old (round) building of Zvartnots Airport. That permission is illegal, thinks Anahit Tarkhanyan, daughter of the co-author, architect of the building Arthur Tarkhanyan. “The permission has been granted illegally, they give large documents, but they don’t grant permission without approved reconstruction demolition project,” she says. Old building of Zvartnots airport has not only historical and cultural but also strategic significance for Armenia. “New airport is simply a business plan and it can be closed at any moment and can be resold. Old airport is our last hope, means of avoiding full blockade,” is sure Anahit Tarkhanyan. She thinks that without skyway, it is meaningless to maintain the airport’s building. “It is composed of inner and outer rings and the skyway, if that part is dismantled, it cannot operate as an airport anymore.” By the way, a group of architects is going to turn to the Ministry of Urban Development with the claim to cancel the permission given by Yerevan Municipality. Details on video
