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Baghdasar Arzoumanian (1916 - 2001) ({{lang-hy|Բաղդասար Արզումանյան}}, also Bagdasar, Paghtasar, Paghtassar, Baghdik, Bagdik, Arzumanian, Arzoumanyan, Arzumanyan) 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.

Education and background

Baghdasar Arzoumanian was born in v. Mutsk (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 Echmiadzin and Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.^[1]

Civil buildings

Arzoumanian is the author of many civil buildings in Armenia. Below is a list of his most important buildings:

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.

Service to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin (1956–2001)

Early works

Design works

Along with his architectural works, Baghdasar Arzoumanian left many design works.

Khachkars and memorials

Baghdasar Arzoumanian is author of many khachkars 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.

Jewellery works

The Golden Alphabet (1976)^[7] 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.^[8]

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

Baghdasar Arzoumanian is the author of the Throne Hall of the Catholicos of All Armenians.

Iconostases

Besides iconostases of the churches of his own design, Arzoumanian is the author of the iconostases of following churches:

Graphical works

There are a number of graphical works 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".^[9]

Tombstones

Other works

Baghdasar Arzoumanian is the author of the "Dpratoun" building in Oshakan, Armenia. He is also the designer of the entrance door of the Residence of the Catholicos of All Armenians.

Churches

Baghdasar Arzoumanian is author of 8 Armenian churches and 2 renovation projects.

Renovation projects

New churches

See also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_SV2mgv3uo video] of St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church in Odessa.

Medals and awards

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).

Gallery

Bibliography

Films

See also

References

1. ^See the Letter of Bishop Paren Avetikian to the Family of Baghdasar Arzoumanian.
2. ^See Erebuni Museum of the Establishment of Yerevan. Also see some photos at Wikimedia Commons.
3. ^Currently Samarkand Museum of History
4. ^Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum
5. ^Alex Manoogian, the president of Armenian General Benevolent Union and benefactor of the museum, expressed his warm gratefulness for the realization of the wonderful project. See Letter of Alex Manoogian to Baghdasar Arzoumanian (October 26, 1982, in Armenian).
6. ^{{Cite web |url=http://66.208.37.78/index.jsp?sid=1&id=4148&pid=106 |title=Inaugural Speech of His Holiness Vazgen I |access-date=December 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530223743/http://66.208.37.78/index.jsp?sid=1&id=4148&pid=106 |archive-date=May 30, 2011 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}
7. ^{{cite book |editor-last= Ghazaryan |editor-first= Vatche |title= The Wonderful Alphabet |url= http://www.mayreni.com/MBooks_Smaples/Alphabet1600_Sample.pdf |accessdate= 2010-02-27 |year=2005 |publisher=Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) |location= New York |language= English, Armenian |page= 20}}
8. ^See Pontifical Residence Museum
9. ^{{cite book |last=Արզումանյան |first=Բաղդասար |editor= |others= |title=Հայկական եկեղեցիները. պատկերագիրք|origyear= |month= |url= |edition= |series= |year=1970 |publisher=Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |location=Sophia |isbn= |oclc= |id= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= }}
10. ^See St. John the Baptist Church.
11. ^See Nor Nork, St. Sarkis Church.
12. ^See N. Dvin, Church of Holy Resurrection.
13. ^See Location and Buildings of Vaskenian Theological Academy.
14. ^See Church of the Holy Trinity
15. ^Երևան քաղաքի Մալաթիա-Սեբաստիա համայնքի Սուրբ Երրորդություն եկեղեցու հիմնարկեքը և օծումը (in Armenian)
16. ^{{cite news |title=ԹՈՂ ՕԾՅԱԼ ՍԲ. ԵՐՐՈՐԴՈՒԹՅԱՄԲ ԶՈՐԱՆԱ 1700-ԱՄՅԱ ՄԵՐ ՀԱՎԱՏՔԸ |trans-title=Let be strengthened our 1700 years old faith with the Holy Trinity church consecrated|author=Susanna Margaryan |url=http://www.azg.am/AM/2005112210 |newspaper=Azg Daily |date=2005-11-22 |accessdate=2010-12-15}}
17. ^See [https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4DyApTu22bmZjVmNmY4OTUtYjA0MS00ZDQ1LWI3ODMtMjAwY2NiMzU2MDMw Golden Medal of the Academy of Arts of the USSR] (Russian).