Arzoumanian is the author of many civil buildings in Armenia.
The university building is, therefore, particularly notable as an essentially civil building devoted to education.
The Renaissance, which returned prosperity to the town, saw the construction of numerous fine civil, religious and military buildings that still stand today.
Alongside with leather industry, there was civil building, agriculture, craftsmen and others.
Critics of the design have suggested the building has the air of a municipal, public, civil building.
At the same time, responsibility for civil and military buildings was made separate.
A basilica in Roman times was a civil building, not a religious one.
All the civil buildings were burnt to the ground by the rebels and the treasury sacked.
Its character as a civil building changed in the 12th century when it was converted into a church dedicated to St. Mary.
During the combat, civil buildings were damaged or destroyed by artillery fire.