Demolished during re-equipment?: Pak Shuka lost some of its arches despite owner=?UTF-8?B?4oCZ?=s promises

Yerevan's well-known and beloved Pak Shuka (Indoor Market) has again appeared in the center of public attention when on Sunday heavy machinery demolished some arches of the roof of the building, included on the State List of Immovable Historical and Cultural Monuments of Yerevan. Public activists, concerned about the future of the market, called this "vandalism" and "illegality".

After some photo and video materials posted on Facebook as well as after the interference of a representative from the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, the construction works done at nights were ceased. Owner of the market, lawmaker and businessman Samvel Alexanyan, who also owns Yerevan City supermarket network, refuses to make any comment.  Read more... (369 words)

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