The space of metaphor in the space of the created locus (based on Hrant Matevosyan’s prose)
Any city holds hidden meanings associated with its history, intentional or unintentional plans of builders, representations of power and practices of residents, revealing archaic or pseudo-archaic elements in the city structure. The article focuses on Yerevan as a space of multiple symbolic layers, conflicts and re-significations. The authors trace how in the Armenian capital throughout the 20
th
and 21
st
centuries there was a deliberate displacement of some signs by others — from the demolition ...
