Shushi, Tadevos Tamiryants Fountain
Monument
Monument type
Fountain Given name
Memorial Fountain of Tadevos Tamiryants Other names
20th–21st centuries Original ownership and affiliation
City of Shushi The name of conservation unit
Fountain, Memorial Fountain A topographic report
Region (province), community
Russian Empire, Elisabethpol Governorate, Shusha District.
Republic of Artsakh, Shushi Region, City of Shushi.
Address
Intersection of Ghazanchetsots and Azaryan Streets, Shushi Distance and location from community
Located in the center of Shushi city. Description
The fountain was built in 1900 in memory of Tadevos Tamiryants, an honorable citizen of Shushi.
It is a rectangular building that was originally covered with a metal pyramidal roof. The fountain basin and its three spouts are located on the northern side, facing the intersection.
On the upper left and right parts of the northern wall are inscriptions in Armenian and Russian:
Armenian inscription:
«Այս ջուրը բերուած է | ի յիշատակ պատվարժան | քաղաքացի Թադէոս | Թամիրէանցի։ Ք(աղաք) Շուշի 1900»
(“This water is brought | in memory of the honorable | citizen Tadēos Tamirēantsʻ. | City of Shushi, 1900.”)
Russian inscription:
"Вечная память почтен|ному гражданину г(ородa) Шуши |Твдевосу Тамирянцу, 1900."
(“Eternal memory to the honorable citizen of the city of Shushi, Tadevos Tamiryants, 1900.”)
Between the two inscriptions is a carved cross tile with the inscription:
«Տ(ե)ր Ա(ստուա)ծ | Յ(իսու)ս Ք(րիստո)ս» (“Lord God | Jesus Christ”).
Azerbaijan has controlled the monument since November 2020.
Photographs and videos circulated online show that the structure has undergone Azerbaijani “renovation,” during which the roof was replaced, lanterns were added, and all the aforementioned inscriptions, cross relief, and other ornaments disappeared.
A new plaque on the fountain indicates only its status as an architectural monument and lists it under certification number 5165.
Historical record
Cultural characteristics, period, century (centuries)
Built in 1900. 20th century, the Ghazanchetsots neighborhood of Shushi. Documents for dating: according to a reliable document
According to the commemorative inscription. Descriptive-Characterization Report
Type
Urban fountain State of conservation: Qualitative (good, average, bad, emergency, ruins)
Good Value
It had significant importance in the early 20th century for the water supply of the city of Shushi, especially the Ghazanchetsots neighborhood. Photos
