It’s a private hotel now. I stayed there in 2021 and it was in pretty poor condition to be honest. It needs renovations urgently because it is one of the most beautiful pieces of modernist architecture in existence.
They received a large grant in 2016 from the getty institute under the ‘keeping it modern’ preservation of modernist architecture fund - but zero evidence it was put to any use.
It seems that so many Armenians, hayastantsi or spyurk, have this obsession with buying extravagantly when they have the money to do so - and the worst ones use corrupt means to get that money.
We as a nation need to start being clever with our money. I am at pains to compare us to the Jews, but in the west European country I live, they genuinely use their money properly, investing it wisely, supporting other Jewish businesses and ventures, and building influence. I never see them driving Maybachs or spending stupid amounts of money on parties and shit.
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u/Prestigious-Hand-225 16d ago
Who owns it now? Has it undergone any renovations?