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“Our plan and project came true. It was implemented on a high level. I am satisfied,” told architect Artak Ghulyan Panorama.am adding that regardless all the difficulties they had come across with during the implementation of the project the church was constructed.

According to the architect though the construction lasted for years changes have been made in design and decoration even yesterday.

“I tell everyone that there are two main issues that I have put on the table; I wanted to introduce the Armenian architecture out of the borders of Armenia and to make it so that it corresponds the architecture of the city it is built in. I think the church will be considered within these two aspects,” the architect notes. The construction of the church was implemented due to Armenian philanthropists, Ruben Vardanyan, the CIB co-chair among them.

“I am happy that our dream came true at last,” Ruben Vardanyan said at the briefing with the journalists.

According to Ruben Vardabyan the fact that the church is big is really good, but the best thing here is that the people will have the opportunity to come together and to communicate to each other inside the church.

“I also like the fact that our children will have the opportunity to get acquainted to the Armenian traditions and values here,” the speaker added.

President Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan, together with the president of Nagorno-Karabakh Bako Sahakyan attended the ceremony of consecration of the Armenian Cathedral in Moscow and opening of the Church compound. The ceremony of consecration of the Cathedral was conducted by His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II.