Baghdasar Arzoumanian
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Baghdasar Arzoumanian was an Armenian architect and designer based in Yerevan
, Armenia. He was the author of a large corpus of civil and religious buildings as well as many smaller design works.
(formerly Mazra, Bardzravan) of Syunik Province, Armenia. From 1928 to 1936 he studied at the Technical School after Alexander Tamanyan. In 1938 he was admitted to the Constructions Department of the Institute for Polytechnical Sciences of Yerevan. In 1942 he was recruited into the Soviet army and took part in World War II. He served in the army until 1946 when he returned to Yerevan to continue his studies. He graduated from the Institute in 1949.
During his professional career he worked with "Yerevan Project" Institute and the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and provided valuable input into 20th century Armenian architecture.
He died on November 19, 2001 in Yerevan. Bishop Paren Avetikian visited the family of the architect to present the condolences of the Mother See of Holy Ecthmiadzin and His Holiness Karekin II
, Catholicos of All Armenians.
Baghdasar Arzoumanian is author/coauthor of the RA Police building in Yerevan
, various apartment buildings, reconstruction of Moscow cinema in Yerevan
. He is author of numerous memorials dedicated to the victory in the World War II that are located in various parts of Armenia
.
s and memorials. Many of them are located on the Grounds of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (i.e. Motherland-Diaspora Memorial).
He is also the author of memorial in the Monastery of Geghard
, memorial and khachkars next to the Prelacy of the Araratian Patriarchal Diocese.
Among other works are the following:
The list continues with various crosiers, rings, the liturgical dressing of the Catholicos of All Armenians.
Arzoumanian is author of the design of catholicosal medals St. Gregory the Illuminator, St. Sahak – St. Mesrop, and St. Nerses Shnorhali (Nerses the Gracious).
Baghdasar Arzoumanian is the author of the Throne Hall of the Catholicos of All Armenians.
Besides iconostases of the churches of his own design, Arzoumanian is the author of the iconostases of following churches:
Baghdasar Arzoumanian is the graphical designer and the author of the text of the book "Armenian Churches".
, Armenia. He is also the designer of the entrance door of the Residence of the Catholicos of All Armenians.
Baghdasar Arzoumanian also holds numerous medals for his military career during World War II (2nd Order Medal of the Patriotic War
, Red Star Medal, Medal of Honour, Medal of Bravery, Medal for Victory against Germany, Medal for Taking Kyoniksberg, Medal of Marshal Baghramian).
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Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, Armenia. He was the author of a large corpus of civil and religious buildings as well as many smaller design works.
Education & Background
Baghdasar Arzoumanian was born in v. MutskMutsk
Mutsk is a village and rural community in the Syunik Province of Armenia. The National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia reported its population was 375 in 2010, down from 376 at the 2001 census....
(formerly Mazra, Bardzravan) of Syunik Province, Armenia. From 1928 to 1936 he studied at the Technical School after Alexander Tamanyan. In 1938 he was admitted to the Constructions Department of the Institute for Polytechnical Sciences of Yerevan. In 1942 he was recruited into the Soviet army and took part in World War II. He served in the army until 1946 when he returned to Yerevan to continue his studies. He graduated from the Institute in 1949.
During his professional career he worked with "Yerevan Project" Institute and the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and provided valuable input into 20th century Armenian architecture.
He died on November 19, 2001 in Yerevan. Bishop Paren Avetikian visited the family of the architect to present the condolences of the Mother See of Holy Ecthmiadzin and His Holiness Karekin II
Karekin II
Catholicos Karekin II is the current head of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church.He was born as Ktrij Nersessian in Voskehat, Armenia, on August 21, 1951. He entered the Gevorkian Theological Seminary at Echmiadzin in 1965 and graduated with honors in 1971. He was ordained to the diaconate deacon...
, Catholicos of All Armenians.
Civil Buildings
Arzoumanian is the author of many civil buildings in Armenia. Below is a list of his most important buildings:- Central Square of the city of VanadzorVanadzor-Industry:Vanadzor is dominated by large chemical plants which include: "Prometey-Khimprom", "Vanadzor Chemical Plant", "Vanadzor Khimprom" and "Vanadzor Chemical Fiber Plant". Another big enterprise is the "Vanadzor Thermal Power Plant....
(coauthor: Hovhannes Margarian) - Erebuni Museum (1968, coauthor: Shmavon Azatian)
- Museum dedicated to 2450th anniversary of establishment of SamarkandSamarkandAlthough a Persian-speaking region, it was not united politically with Iran most of the times between the disintegration of the Seleucid Empire and the Arab conquest . In the 6th century it was within the domain of the Turkic kingdom of the Göktürks.At the start of the 8th century Samarkand came...
, Uzbekistan - Metro Station "David of Sasoun", (coauthors: Sargis Nersisian and Areg Israyelian)
- Degustation Hall of the Yerevan Brandy Factory (coauthors: Sargis Nersisian and Hasmik Alexanian)
- Yerevan Rope Way Station
Baghdasar Arzoumanian is author/coauthor of the RA Police building in Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, various apartment buildings, reconstruction of Moscow cinema in Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
. He is author of numerous memorials dedicated to the victory in the World War II that are located in various parts of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
.
Design Works
Along with his architectural works, Baghdasar Arzoumanian left a remarkable heritage of design works, some of which a are considered the crowns of the design thought of the 20th century Armenia.Khachkars and Memorials
Baghdasar Arzoumanian is author of many khachkarKhachkar
A khachkar or khatchkar is a carved, cross-bearing, memorial stele covered with rosettes and other botanical motifs. Khachkars are characteristic of Medieval Christian Armenian art found in Armenia.-Description:...
s and memorials. Many of them are located on the Grounds of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (i.e. Motherland-Diaspora Memorial).
He is also the author of memorial in the Monastery of Geghard
Geghard
For the town, see Geghard, Armenia.The monastery of Geghard is a unique architectural construction in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs...
, memorial and khachkars next to the Prelacy of the Araratian Patriarchal Diocese.
Jewellery Works
The Golden Alphabet (1976) and the Golden Cross (1979) of Baghdasar Arzoumanian are very famous all over Armenia and symbolise its past and present. These works are kept in the Pontifical Residence of the Catholicos of All Armenians.Among other works are the following:
- State Emblem of the Soviet Armenia (1981)
- Souvenir dedicated to the 30th anniversary of service of His Holiness Vasken I, Catholicos of All Armenians (1985)
The list continues with various crosiers, rings, the liturgical dressing of the Catholicos of All Armenians.
Arzoumanian is author of the design of catholicosal medals St. Gregory the Illuminator, St. Sahak – St. Mesrop, and St. Nerses Shnorhali (Nerses the Gracious).
Interior Design
Iconostases
Besides iconostases of the churches of his own design, Arzoumanian is the author of the iconostases of following churches:
- St. Sarkis Vicarial ChurchSaint Sarkis Cathedral, YerevanSaint Sarkis Cathedral is an Armenian church in Yerevan, Armenia. It is the seat of the Araratian Patriarchal Diocese. It is located on the left bank of the Hrazdan River in the Kentron District.-History:...
of YerevanYerevanYerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, Armenia (authors of renovation: Rafayel IsrayelianRafayel IsrayelianRafayel Israyelyan |Georgia]] - 8 September 1973, Yerevan, Armenia) was an Armenian architect and designer based in Yerevan, Armenia. He is author of an immense architectural heritage of civil buildings, monuments and design works.-Background and Education:...
and Artsrun Galikyan), - St. Catherine Armenian Church of Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia.
Graphical Works
There are a number of graphical works done by Baghdasar Arzoumanian which include design of Etchmiadzin Monthly, Catholicosal Decrees, designs of various books, friendly jests.Baghdasar Arzoumanian is the graphical designer and the author of the text of the book "Armenian Churches".
Tombstones
Baghasar Arzoumanian is the author of the tombstones of the following famous people:- His Holiness Vazgen IVazgen IHis Holiness Vazgen I was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1955 and 1994, in one of the longest reigns of the Armenian Catholicoi. A native of Romania, he began his career as a philosopher, before becoming a Doctor of Theology and a member of the local Armenian clergy...
, Catholicos of All Armenians, - His Holiness Karekin IKarekin IKarekin I , served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1995 and 1999...
, Catholicos of All Armenians, - Saint MesrobSaint MesrobSaint Mesrop Mashtots was an Armenian monk, theologian and linguist. He is best known for having invented the Armenian alphabet, which was a fundamental step in strengthening the Armenian Church, the government of the Armenian Kingdom, and ultimately the bond between the Armenian Kingdom and...
Mashtots.
Other Works
Baghdasar Arzoumanian is the author of the "Dpratoun" building in OshakanOshakan
This article is about a town in Armenia. For the city in Japan, see Osaka.Oshakan is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 8 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak...
, Armenia. He is also the designer of the entrance door of the Residence of the Catholicos of All Armenians.
Renovation Projects
Arzoumanian is the author of renovation of the following churches:- St. John the Baptist ChurchSaint John the Baptist Church, YerevanSt. John the Baptist Church is an active church in the old area of Kond, Yerevan, Armenia. First, it was built on the height of Kond district, in 1710, in the place of a medieval church ruined as the result of a destructive earthquake. It was built by a rich man, Melik Aghamal, living in Yerevan....
of YerevanYerevanYerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
(entire renovation and the bell-tower), - St. Gregory the Illuminator Church of the Kinali Island, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
New Churches
Baghdasar Arzoumanian is the architect of the following churches:- St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church in OdessaOdessaOdessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
, Ukraine (1995), - St. Sarkis Church of Nork DistrictSaint Sarkis Church, Nor NorkSaint Sarkis Church or Saint Sargis church is an Armenian Apostolic Church in the Nor Nork district of Yerevan, Armenia. The construction of the church began in 1998 and was sponsored by Sarkis Gabrielian, an Armenian benefactor from New York City....
of YerevanYerevanYerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, Armenia (1999), - Holy Resurrection Church of Nerkin Dvin, Armenia,
- Holy Resurrection Church of SpitakSpitakSpitak is a city in northern Armenia located in the Lori region with a population of 18,237. It was mostly destroyed by the devastating Spitak Earthquake in 1988, and was subsequently rebuilt in a slightly different location. Spitak means '"White" in Armenian....
, Armenia (1999), - Holy Martyrs Church of Kashatagh, Nagorno-Karabakh RepublicNagorno-Karabakh RepublicThe Nagorno-Karabakh Republic , or Artsakh Republic is a de facto independent republic located in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia...
(2002, the church was consecrated after his death), - St. Hakob (James) Church of GyumriGyumriGyumri is the capital and largest city of the Shirak Province in northwest Armenia. It is located about 120 km from the capital Yerevan, and, with a population of 168,918 , is the second-largest city in Armenia.The name of the city has been changed many times in history...
, Armenia (2002, the church was consecrated after his death), - St. Hakob (James) Church of the Vaskenian Theological AcademyVaskenian Theological AcademyVaskenian Theological Academy is a theological academy of the Armenian Apostolic Church on the Sevan peninsula on the shores of Lake Sevan in Armenia...
near to SevanSevanSevan may refer to:* Lake Sevan, the largest lake in Armenia* Sevan , a city located near Lake Sevan) in ArmeniaIt also appears in:* Sevan Marine, a Norwegian company that constructs, owns and operates floating offshore installations...
, Armenia - Holy Trinity Church of YerevanYerevanYerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, Armenia (2005, the church was consecrated after his death).
Medals and Awards
- St. Gregory the Illuminator Medal
- Golden Medal of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1991)
- Title of Merited Constructor of Armenia (1966)
Baghdasar Arzoumanian also holds numerous medals for his military career during World War II (2nd Order Medal of the Patriotic War
Order of the Patriotic War
The Order of the Patriotic War is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisans for heroic deeds during the German-Soviet War, known by the former-Soviet Union as the Great Patriotic War.- History :The Order was...
, Red Star Medal, Medal of Honour, Medal of Bravery, Medal for Victory against Germany, Medal for Taking Kyoniksberg, Medal of Marshal Baghramian).
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