The New Building Of Matenadaran to Open on September 21
Source: http:// www.noratert.am
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The opening ceremony of Matenadaran new building will be held at 20-year anniversary of Armenian's Independence Day on September 21. The competition to design the new Matenadaran building was announced back in 1987-1988, and it won an architectural studio headed by architect Artur Meschyan. Construction began, but stopped because of Spitak earthquake in 1988, and resumed only in 2008.
The project mainly funded by Russian businessmen and philanthropist Sergey Ambartsumyan (US$ 7.120 million). The second largest investor is Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine (US$ 2.840 million).
With 11358 square meters total area 30.5-high Matenadaran building can withstand an earthquake of 9 points. There is a separate depository of precious manuscripts in the building, reading rooms, a department for manuscripts digitization, observatory, 220-seat hall and so on.
A new building is only the first phase of the project. At the second phase it is planned to renovate the old building of Matenadaran and make it a museum complex. In the third phase the part of the road connecting Mashtots avenue to Matenadaran will be renovated.
The project mainly funded by Russian businessmen and philanthropist Sergey Ambartsumyan (US$ 7.120 million). The second largest investor is Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine (US$ 2.840 million).
With 11358 square meters total area 30.5-high Matenadaran building can withstand an earthquake of 9 points. There is a separate depository of precious manuscripts in the building, reading rooms, a department for manuscripts digitization, observatory, 220-seat hall and so on.
A new building is only the first phase of the project. At the second phase it is planned to renovate the old building of Matenadaran and make it a museum complex. In the third phase the part of the road connecting Mashtots avenue to Matenadaran will be renovated.
