Notes from the Pink City

Meet the artists trying to revive Yerevan’s medieval city-center

Yerevan celebrated its 2800th birthday last year, but one would be hard-pressed to find any structure in the city old enough to reflect that history. Over the previous century, Yerevan's precious few historical buildings and entire neighborhoods have vanished under might of Soviet urban renewal plan

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Raffi Elliott

Raffi Elliott is a Canadian-Armenian political risk analyst and journalist based in Yerevan, Armenia. A former correspondent and columnist for the Armenian Weekly, his focus is socioeconomic, political, business and diplomatic issues in Armenia.

3 Comments

  1. Wonderful article. I’ve been to Kond, and had the chance to visit inside of a few dilapidated homes. And I wished so much they could be preserved.

  2. I have spent 5 year of my school life near Kond with 90% of classmates from Kond. Every corner is so nostalgic for me…
    Thank you for waking up good memories…

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