Benefactor Halts Financing of Odzoun Renovations: Issues Still Remain

13:42, April 10, 2015

Moscow based businessman Movses Tzavaryan has stopped financing renovations at the 5-7th century Odzoun church in Armenia's Lori Province.

Tzavaryan, who has pumped close to $780,000 into the renovation project over the past fifteen years, told Hetq that the important work to stabilize the edifice had been accomplished.

What remains to be resolved is the rainwater removal system.

"There is no project on the books for the water removal issue. Some want to address the issue by employing modern accessories. They can do so, but without me. Why haven't the Italians restored the Coliseum? The church's dome was collapsing so we rebuilt it," Tzavaryan said.  Read more... (433 words)

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