page_title: Vartan Hovanessian
hierarchical_section_title: Vartan Hovanessian
caption_attribution_description: English: Vartan Hovanessian (1896 – 1982) Iranian Armenian architect and leading figure in architectural practice and philosophy's gravestone at Burastan Cemetery
context_page_description: Vartan Hovanessian was an Iranian Armenian architect and leading figure in architectural practice and philosophy.
  He was born in Tabriz. After high school graduation, he developed an interest in design and worked as carpet designer in a German-owned carpet-weaving workshop in Tabriz before moving to Tehran, where he began a career of teaching. By the end of World War One, he took a trip to Paris to study painting in a school for fine arts, but shifted, after a while, to architecture. He studied architecture in École Spéciale d'Architecture of Paris. Holding a degree in architecture, he returned home after 17 years and worked notably in the fields of civil engineering and building architecture. He always preferred the title, "Architect Vartan". He, Aka Architect Vartan, stood out as a prolific and well-known designer of his time and made prominent constructions like "Ferdowsi Hotel", "Central Building of Sepah Bank", and "Sa'ad Abad Royal Palace". His architectural triumph includes the construction of several movie halls including the "Metropol" and "Diana" movie-theaters. He died in 1982.
context_section_description: Vartan Hovanessian (Armenian: Վարդան Յովհանիսեան; 1896 in Tabriz – 1982 in Tehran) was an Iranian Armenian architect and leading figure in architectural practice and philosophy.
  He was born in Tabriz. After high school graduation, he developed an interest in design and worked as carpet designer in a German-owned carpet-weaving  workshop in Tabriz before moving to Tehran, where he began a career of teaching. By the end of World War One, he took a trip to Paris to study painting in a school for fine arts, but shifted, after a while, to architecture. He studied architecture in École Spéciale d'Architecture of Paris. Holding a degree in architecture, he returned home after 17 years and worked notably in the fields of civil engineering and building architecture. He always preferred the title, "Architect Vartan". He, Aka Architect Vartan, stood out as a prolific and well-known designer of his time and made prominent constructions like "Ferdowsi Hotel", "Central Building of Sepah Bank", and "Sa'ad Abad Royal Palace". His architectural triumph includes the construction of several movie halls including the "Metropol" and "Diana" movie-theaters. He died in 1982.
caption: Vartan Hovanessian gravestone at Burastan cemetry in Tehran
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