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Akhtamar
an island on Lake Van (now on Turkish territory); residence of the Armenian Artsrunid tsars (10th—11th centuries). A unique monument of Armenian medieval architecture—the Church of the Holy Cross (915–921; architect, Manuel), which is decorated with frescoes and elegant stone carvings (reliefs on secular and biblical subjects, with ornamentation in the form of animals and plants)—and ruins of a tenth-century port have been preserved. REFERENCESArutiunian, V. M., and S. A. Safarian. Pamiatniki armianskogo zodchestva. Moscow, 1951. Pages 49–50.Der Nersessian, S. Aght’amar: Church of the Holy Cross. Cambridge, Mass., 1965. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Erdogan said Turkey had always been in a positive approach towards Armenia, and enumerated air transportation between Yerevan and Istanbul, restoration of Armenian Orthodox Church in Van's Akdamar Island, and Armenian people who ran away from Armenia and settled down in Turkey as an example. Visit Akdamar Island where you will see the monastery ruins and the Church of Holy Cross. Improvements and Positive Developments in Respect for Religious Freedom In March 2007 the Government held a ceremony to reopen the 10th century Armenian Holy Cross Church on Akdamar Island as a memorial museum after a long restoration process that it had funded. |
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