Hovhannes Khalpakhchyan
Hovhannes Khalpakhchian (Oganes Khachaturovich Khalpakhchian; August 1(14), 1907 1996) was a Soviet Armenian architect and architectural historian. Christina Maranci described him as a "major scholar of Armenian architecture", who stressed its local origins and development. Hovhannes Khalpakhchyan was born in Nakhichevan-on-Don (Rostov-on-Don), he was initially a practicing architect in the studio of Alexander Tamanian in Yerevan.
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Hovhannes Khalpakhchyan
- Born
- 1907 · Rostov-on-Don.
- Died
- 1996 · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Soviet Union · Russia
- Occupation
- architect · architectural historian
- Education
- Yerevan State University
- Languages
- Russian
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Hovhannes Khalpakhchian (Oganes Khachaturovich Khalpakhchian; August 1(14), 1907 1996) was a Soviet Armenian architect and architectural historian. Christina Maranci described him as a "major scholar of Armenian architecture", who stressed its local origins and development. Hovhannes Khalpakhchyan was born in Nakhichevan-on-Don (Rostov-on-Don), he was initially a practicing architect in the studio of Alexander Tamanian in Yerevan.
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Born at Rostov-on-Don in 1907, died in Moscow in 1996.
Hovhannes Khalpakhchyan studied at Yerevan State University. The recorded working language is Russian.
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- 1.Maranci, Christina. Medieval Armenian Architecture in historiography: Josef Strygowski and His Legacy. Princeton University. 1998. 40827094.
- 2.Dolbakyan, Emmanuel. Энциклопедист армянской архитектуры [Encyclopedist of Armenian architecture]. Noev Kovcheg. November 2007.
- 3.Babayan, L. Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia Vol. 4. 707. 1978.
- 4.Zaitzeva, N. N. Календарь знаменательных и памятных дат Ростовской области [Calendar of significant and memorable dates in the Rostov region]. Donskoy Vremennik. Don State Public Library. 2017.
- 5.Bondarenko, I. A. Архитектурное наследство: Памяти О.Х.Халпахчьяна [Architectural Heritage: In Memory of O.Kh.Khalpakhchyan]. 2011.
- 6.Bagdykov, Georgy. «Архитектура Нахичевани-на-Дону» ХАЛПАХЧЬЯНА Architecture of Nakhchivan-on-Donby KHALPAKHCHYAN]. nnao.ru. Nakhichevan-on-Don Armenian Community. 2017.
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