Konstantine Hovhannisyan (Armenian: Կոստանդին Լևոնի Հովհաննիսյան;[1] December 19, 1911 – 1984) was an Armenianprofessor, architect and archaeologist. He was the head of an excavation team that was responsible for the excavations of the ancient Urartian city of Erebuni (situated on Arin Berd, or Blood Fortress, in Yerevan).[2]
Hovhannisyan was born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1911. He graduated from the Yerevan Polytechnical Institute in 1932 and immediately began to work under the Armenian architects Alexander Tamanian and Nicholas G. Buniatyan (from 1933–1934 and 1934–1941, respectively).[3] As an architect, Hovhannisyan designed many of the Soviet-style apartment buildings and community facilities that sprang around the city of Yerevan.[3]
In 1950, he was appointed the director of an excavation team that dug up the ancient Urartian fortress of Erebuni, located to the southeast of modern-day Yerevan. It was Hovhannisyan who had initially identified Arin Berd as the location of Erebuni, based on inscriptions found adjacent to the city.[4] Hovhannisyan used what was left of Erebuni as a basis for reconstructing the fortress and how it would have looked like when it was built in 782 B.C.[5]
Excavations of Erebuni continued for several decades and he remained its director until 1969. Hovhannisyan served as Director of Ancient Monuments in the Armenian SSR from 1952 to 1979. He was also a professor at his alma mater, teaching at the Yerevan Polytechnical Institute from 1955 to 1971.[3]
Published works
(in Russian) Oganesian, K. L. Arin-Berd I. Arkhitektura Erebuni po materialam raskopok 1950-59 (Arin-Berd I. The Architecture of Erebuni according to excavated materials from 1950–59). Yerevan: Akademi Nauk Armianskoy SSR, 1961.
(in Russian)Karmir Blur IV. Arkhitektura Teishabaini. Yerevan, Akademi Nauk Armianskoy SSR, 1955.
The Wall Paintings of Erebuni. Yerevan, 1973.
(in Armenian)The Restoration of Architectural Monuments in Soviet Armenia. Yerevan, 1978.
(in Russian)Ocherki po istorii arkhitektur drevney i srednevekovoy Armenii. Yerevan, 1978.
References
^His surname and patronymic are often Russified and appear in publications as Oganesian (Oгaнеcян) and Levonovich, respectively.
^Chahin, Mack (2001). The Kingdom of Armenia: A History. London: RoutledgeCurzon. pp. 113–114. ISBN0-7007-1452-9.
^Guzsik, Tamás. Selected passages from the history of the Armenian Architecture I. – Prehistoric Era, Antiquity 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine. Periodica Polytechnica , p. 43. October 11, 2006. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
January 21, 2023
konstantine, hovhannisyan, armenian, Կոստանդին, Լևոնի, Հովհաննիսյան, december, 1911, 1984, armenian, professor, architect, archaeologist, head, excavation, team, that, responsible, excavations, ancient, urartian, city, erebuni, situated, arin, berd, blood, for. Konstantine Hovhannisyan Armenian Կոստանդին Լևոնի Հովհաննիսյան 1 December 19 1911 1984 was an Armenian professor architect and archaeologist He was the head of an excavation team that was responsible for the excavations of the ancient Urartian city of Erebuni situated on Arin Berd or Blood Fortress in Yerevan 2 Konstantine HovhannisyanBorn 1911 12 19 December 19 1911Tiflis Georgia Russian EmpireDied1984 aged 72 73 Alma materYerevan Polytechnical UniversityKnown forExcavation of Erebuni fortressScientific careerFieldsArchitecture archaeologyInstitutionsYerevan Polytechnical UniversityBiography Edit The walls of Erebuni fortress Hovhannisyan was born in Tbilisi Georgia in 1911 He graduated from the Yerevan Polytechnical Institute in 1932 and immediately began to work under the Armenian architects Alexander Tamanian and Nicholas G Buniatyan from 1933 1934 and 1934 1941 respectively 3 As an architect Hovhannisyan designed many of the Soviet style apartment buildings and community facilities that sprang around the city of Yerevan 3 In 1950 he was appointed the director of an excavation team that dug up the ancient Urartian fortress of Erebuni located to the southeast of modern day Yerevan It was Hovhannisyan who had initially identified Arin Berd as the location of Erebuni based on inscriptions found adjacent to the city 4 Hovhannisyan used what was left of Erebuni as a basis for reconstructing the fortress and how it would have looked like when it was built in 782 B C 5 Excavations of Erebuni continued for several decades and he remained its director until 1969 Hovhannisyan served as Director of Ancient Monuments in the Armenian SSR from 1952 to 1979 He was also a professor at his alma mater teaching at the Yerevan Polytechnical Institute from 1955 to 1971 3 Published works Edit in Russian Oganesian K L Arin Berd I Arkhitektura Erebuni po materialam raskopok 1950 59 Arin Berd I The Architecture of Erebuni according to excavated materials from 1950 59 Yerevan Akademi Nauk Armianskoy SSR 1961 in Russian Karmir Blur IV Arkhitektura Teishabaini Yerevan Akademi Nauk Armianskoy SSR 1955 The Wall Paintings of Erebuni Yerevan 1973 in Armenian The Restoration of Architectural Monuments in Soviet Armenia Yerevan 1978 in Russian Ocherki po istorii arkhitektur drevney i srednevekovoy Armenii Yerevan 1978 References Edit His surname and patronymic are often Russified and appear in publications as Oganesian Oganecyan and Levonovich respectively Chahin Mack 2001 The Kingdom of Armenia A History London RoutledgeCurzon pp 113 114 ISBN 0 7007 1452 9 a b c in Armenian Anon Հովհաննիսյան Կոստանդին Hovhannisyan Konstandine Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia vol vi Yerevan Armenian SSR Armenian Academy of Sciences 1980 p 570 Chahin Kingdom of Armenia p 79 Guzsik Tamas Selected passages from the history of the Armenian Architecture I Prehistoric Era Antiquity Archived 2011 07 19 at the Wayback Machine Periodica Polytechnica p 43 October 11 2006 Retrieved July 24 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Konstantine Hovhannisyan amp oldid 1133034898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
