HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

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KANAKER PARISH SCHOOL


In the 1910s


State index: 1.12.3

 

The school is located at 29th of Kanaker 6th Street. It is separated from the street by a fence. It was founded in 1864 and was one of the important centers of education in the late 19th early 20th centuries.

The building was built in the 1910s. It had been operating until the Soviet period. Later, it served as a warehouse for agricultural goods and food. It was repaired and improved by the efforts of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Armenian General Benevolent Union. Now the school of miniature painting of Kanaker operates in the building. It is a one-story building with a rectangular plan. The dimensions are: 38.8 x 19.9 m. Classrooms are located on both sides of the corridor stretching along the extensive axis. The entrance with stairs is opened from the main, western facade. The latter is faced with smooth tuff and stands out against the background of other plastered walls. Its symmetrical structure is divided by lateral division and a central protuberance. The rectangular openings lined with rust are grouped in pairs. One for each between the enervations, and dual to the right and left from the entrance. The facade ends with a laconic cornice. It has undergone changes.

“Scientific Research Centre of Historical and Cultural Heritage” SNCO

Yerevan Municipality


Kanaker 6th Str., 29