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Dick Osseman | profile | all galleries >> Kars and Ani and some Hopa >> Ani - former Armenian capital near border >> Church of the Holy Apostles tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map

Walls | Church of St Gregory of the Abughamrents | Mosque of Manuchihr | Cathedral | Church of the redeemer | Church of St Gregory of Tigran Honents | Gagik church | Church of the Holy Apostles | Selçuklu Saray

Church of the Holy Apostles

From the Wikipedia: The date of its construction is not known, but the earliest dated inscription on its walls is from 1031. It was founded by the Pahlavuni family and was used by the archbishops of Ani (many of whom belonged to that dynasty). It has a plan of a type called an inscribed quatrefoil with corner chambers. Only fragments remain of the church, but a narthex with spectacular stonework, built against the south side of the church, is still partially intact. It dates from the early 13th century. A number of other halls, chapels, and shrines once surrounded this church: Nicholas Marr excavated their foundations in 1909, but they are now mostly destroyed.

I show pictures of the church proper and some of the very nearby buildings that surrounded it. Many pictures give gps-coordinates, so you can see for yourself.
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