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In the left side of Cascade in Yerevan world wide famous Charles Aznavour’s museum is being built said Narek Sargsyan, the architect of the museum, the executive architect of North square, in e press conference today. He said that the reconstruction of the museum building has started last year but it will be ready in 2009 only.

According to the architect the idea of founding Charles Aznavour museum in Armenia was created in 2006 when Armenian year was celebrating in France. “Then the president of Armenia was Robert Kocharyan and he ordered me to work on the place and project of it,” he said.

Note: that Charles Aznavour visited the place where the museum us being built and he found it quite a nice place. “The museum is to be multifunctional cultural center. There will be a closed hall for 150 people, reception halls, a museum part and open café. Mount Ararat is seen from the museum,” said the architect.

He said that the first present to the museum will be made by himself as once he bought the clothes of famous singer’s grandmother. “One day the director of Parajanov museum called me and said that the clothes are in Vernisaj for sale. I thought to let the state bodies know and buy it but they I thought they it will take long time and bought them myself,” told the architect.