Businessman planning to build 33-meter Jesus statue in ArmeniaJanuary 14, 2022 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leader of the Prosperous Armenia party, businessman Gagik Tsarukyan has revealed that his family has commissioned the construction of a 33-meter statue of Jesus Christ in Armenia. According to him, the statue could end up being twice or even three times higher together with a pedestal. He revealed that a large group of architects and specialists are going to work on the project, which will go into construction in the current year. It is still unclear where exactly the status is going to be, although applications are now being accepted. There are a number of colossal statues depicting Jesus Christ around the world, including in Bolivia and Portugal. The most iconic of them all is the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is 30 meters high, excluding its 8-meter pedestal. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |