Yerevan, with its world-famous "city of pink stone" and recognizable image, is inextricably linked with the architect Alexander Tamanyan. The man who invented this city and created his own special philosophy for it. The new hero of the GlumOFF issue is Mark Grigoryan, a journalist, writer and director of the Alexander Tamanyan National Museum-Institute of Architecture. His grandfather, also Mark Grigoryan, was an architect and worked with Tamanyan, and Mark Vladimirovich himself is not only an excellent expert on the capital of Armenia, but also the author of the book "Yerevan. Biography of the City". We talked with Mark Grigoryan about the kind of city Alexander Tamanyan intended to build, about how the young talented architect, born in the south of Russia, ended up in Yerevan and what role he played in the life of Armenia. Mark will tell you about the riots against the shape of the windows, how the "City of Gardens" was supposed to become the "Garden City", what is Tamanyan's genius and what was his mistake, about Opera, Verdi's "Aida" and who invented the Yerevan that we know and love today. Click the bell to never miss a premiere on our channel. And to watch new videos before anyone else and have access to exclusive content, become our sponsor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio_van/join You can also support our channel with the Super Thank You button or by subscribing to other platforms (exclusive videos will also be available there): Patreon (for any cards except Russian) - / radiovan Boosty (for Russian cards) - https://boosty.to/radiovan Thank you for being with us! 0:00 - Intro 0:51 - Support our channel! 2:07 – Topic of the episode: Alexander Tamanyan and introduction of the guest, journalist Mark Grigoryan 3:26 – Recollections of Tamanyan by Mark Grigoryan’s grandfather; the “crooked” house in Yerevan 6:20 – Where Alexander Tamanyan is from 08:04 – About the resettlement of Armenians by Catherine the Great 10:41 – What role did St. Petersburg play in Tamanyan’s fate 13:45 – About Tamanyan’s level of education and love of opera 14:44 – How the Yerevan Opera House is connected with Verdi’s Aida 16:43 – The fate of ethnographic and architectural research from Ani 19:13 – Where did Tamanyan’s interest in Armenian architecture come from; excavations in Ani 22:24 – About the wooden settlement in Yaroslavl; Career growth in Tsarist Russia Was it important in Tsarist Russia 23:47 – About the influence of the neoclassical architectural school on Tamanyan 27:05 – Tamanyan and the February Revolution; the "Garden Cities" society 28:40 – What is a "Garden City", where it was built 30:17 – How Tamanyan ended up in Armenia and what he started doing 34:50 – Escape to Iran and return to the new socialist Armenia 36:53 – Revival of the projects of the First Republic; the general plan of Yerevan 38:22 – Tamanyan and the resistance: what had to be overcome; protest against the shape of the windows 39:35 – What was Yerevan like before? 42:06 – About the Muslim and Christian parts of the city 44:07 – "In four years there will be a garden city here" 45:10 – What Tamanyan did; What was his plan for the city? 47:36 – How Tamanyan designed the Government House and what came of it? 50:20 – Did the plan for the city change after proletarian optimism disappeared? What happened after Tamanyan’s death; Malozemov 53:12 – How the “Garden City” was replaced by the “Sunflower City”; Mazmanyan 54:35 – “We idealize Tamanyan” 56:14 – Tour of the Opera House 59:39 – About Tamanyan’s son, Gevorg, who continued his father’s work 1:00:29 – “The Opera House is a building that became Tamanyan’s masterpiece” 1:02:44 – Is it possible today to recreate the plan of Yerevan originally conceived by Tamanyan, and is it necessary? 1:04:31 – Kond: Tamanyan’s main mistake? 1:07:55 – On the problems of modern Yerevan 1:09:58 – How to solve the problem of motor transport and relieve congestion in the city center? 1:16:22 – What is the genius of Alexander Tamanyan; three main points 1:18:18 – Farewell. Epilogue _______ To place your advertisement on our channel, you can contact us: [email protected] The most interesting interviews with celebrity guests on our YouTube channel. Listen to the radio and watch the live broadcast — https://radiovan.fm Subscribe to our social networks: Facebook — / radiovan.fm Instagram — / radiovanfm103.1 Twitter — / radiovan TikTok — / radio_van Telegram — https://t.me/radiovannews Radio Van is number ONE