Yerevan Erects Leonardo Da Vinci Marble Bust

YEREVAN ERECTS LEONARDO DA VINCI MARBLE BUST

Tert.am
18:49 17.10.11

Yerevan State University of Architecture and Engineering erected
a bust of the famous Italian Renaissance painter, sculpture and
architect Leonardo da Vinci.

Standing in the yard of the university the bust is a present by the
Italian Romualdo del Bianco Foundation on the 90th anniversary of
the university.

Yerevan State University of Architecture and Engineering and the
Italian foundation have been in cooperation for 20 years now.

Hovhannes Tokmajyan, the rector of the university, said that the
busts of other prominent architects and sculptors will be erected in
university’s yard in the near future.

Authored by Italian sculptor Dino de Ranieri the bust is made of
marble and is standing on a pedestal made of Armenian basalt which
symbolizes the cooperation between Armenia and Italy in the sphere
of architecture.