Karo Halabyan
Encyclopedia
Karo Halabyan (July 26, 1897, Elisabethpol
, now Ganja, Azerbaijan
- January 5, 1959, Moscow
) was an Soviet Armenian architect. He was Honoured promoter of the Art of Armenian SSR
(1940).
in Tiflis. And 1929 he finished Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
.
From 1932, he worked in Moscow
. In 1943, Halabyan lead the main lay-out of Volgograd
.
In 1936, he was elected as an honorary correspondent member of Royal Institute of British Architects
.
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Ganja is Azerbaijan's second-largest city with a population of around 313,300. It was named Yelizavetpol in the Russian Empire period. The city regained its original name—Ganja—from 1920–1935 during the first part of its incorporation into the Soviet Union. However, its name was changed again and...
, now Ganja, Azerbaijan
Ganja, Azerbaijan
Ganja is Azerbaijan's second-largest city with a population of around 313,300. It was named Yelizavetpol in the Russian Empire period. The city regained its original name—Ganja—from 1920–1935 during the first part of its incorporation into the Soviet Union. However, its name was changed again and...
- January 5, 1959, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) was an Soviet Armenian architect. He was Honoured promoter of the Art of Armenian SSR
Armenian SSR
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(1940).
Biography
In 1917, Halabyan finished Nersisyan SchoolNersisyan School
Nersisyan School was an Armenian school in Tiflis, Russian Empire . Nersisyan School existed exactly one century, from 1824 to 1924. It was founded by Nerses Ashtaraketsi.- History :...
in Tiflis. And 1929 he finished Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
The Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture was one of the largest educational institutions in Russia. The school was formed by the 1865 merger of a private art college, established in Moscow in 1832, and the Palace School of Architecture, established in 1749 by Dmitry Ukhtomsky. By...
.
From 1932, he worked in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. In 1943, Halabyan lead the main lay-out of Volgograd
Volgograd
Volgograd , formerly called Tsaritsyn and Stalingrad is an important industrial city and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is long, north to south, situated on the western bank of the Volga River...
.
In 1936, he was elected as an honorary correspondent member of Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects
The Royal Institute of British Architects is a professional body for architects primarily in the United Kingdom, but also internationally.-History:...
.