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In 1504 Shah Ismail the head of Azerbaijani Dynasty of Safavids,
Ordered to his warlord, REVAN Gulu Khan, to build the fortress on the rocky bank of river Zangi,
No one could even imagine that after 400 years, here on the indigenous Azerbaijani lands,
Will settle Armenians, will destroy the fortress and rename Zangi to Razdan,
The fortress was built within 7 years and was called after its founder REVAN Gulu Khan, REVAN, and later Irevan.
It had 8 mosques and 800 houses,
Occupied by primery nation - Azerbaijanis,
In today's yeREVAN there is no Irevan fortress,
Neither Palace of Iravan Khans,
Neither houses with oriental ornaments,
Nor Azerbaijani mosques.
In every city-fort in the world, the fortresses are preserved as the historical landmark,
Heart of the city, but yeREVAN had no such heart
It was amputated in early sixties, during the Soviet Union, when Azerbaijan and Armenian were proclaimed as fraternal republics.
It is the only city-fort in the world with no fortress now.
So called ancient city with no ancient architecture.
This is EREVAN in late 19th century,
But this is yeREVAN of late 20th century,
These are two different cities,
As you can see there is nothing left from EREVAN in modern yeREVAN.
It is a great fortune that Russian ethnographers and engineers reflected the appearance of Azerbaijani city of Erevan,
Fortunately the vice-president of Russian art academy Knyaz Gagarin,
The great Russian artist Franz Roubaud,
Painters Mashkov, Sergeyev, Grushev,
Captured the Azerbaijani spirit in their paintings and lithography
Today these are the documental evidences and basis for condemnation against Armenian vandalism,
Against the destruction of ancient civilization's masterpieces .