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Chief architect of Yerevan to retire from position

04.08.2020, 14:52
The chief architect of Yerevan Artur Meschyan will quit his post when his term in office ends, Hayk Marutyan, the mayor of the Armenian capital, told a press conference on Tuesday.
Chief architect of Yerevan to retire from position
YEREVAN, August 4. /ARKA/. The chief architect of Yerevan Artur Meschyan will quit his post when his term in office ends, Hayk Marutyan, the mayor of the Armenian capital, told a press conference on Tuesday.

When appointed to the post in 2018, Meschyan said that he would hold it for a period of about 2 years. 
Artur Meschyan was  born in 1949 in Yerevan. He is an architect, musician, composer, poet, singer and painter. He was the founder and the lead singer of Apostles (1968 – 1979) rock band.

He is the author of different architectural projects, including Guest House and the new building of Matenadaran depository of old manuscripts in Yerevan.

In 1989, Meschyan, along with his family, moved to Boston, USA. In 2005, after living in the United States for 17 years, Meschyan and his wife returned to Armenia. -0-