HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
KANAZ HOUSE OF CULTURE
1958
State index:
1.3.18
Located on Azatutyan Avenue. It
served as the cultural center (club) of the Kanaker aluminum factory (Канакерский
алюминиевый завод — KANAZ).
The building is four stories
high and has an almost rectangular floor plan. Along the main axis are arranged
the entrance hall with staircases in the corners, as well as a 600-seat
auditorium with a stage and balconies. To the left of the auditorium is an
arched open summer promenade hall, while to the right, on the fourth floor, are
the club rooms.
The main façade of the building
is designed as a decorative arcade formed by columns and capitals. On both
sides of the arcade are sculptures of a worker and a collective farm woman
(sculptor: Grigor Badalyan). The façade is crowned with a pediment featuring a
dentil cornice.
The building material is
Armavir tuff. Both the exterior and interior feature combinations of pink,
light orange, brown, and dark red colors.
The building was constructed
using elements of national Armenian architecture.
