Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Christian cross, Akdamar Island, Armenian Apostolic Church, Vaspurakan, Artsruni, Catholicos of All Armenians
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Church of the Holy Cross was a cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church, built as a palace church for the kings of Vaspurakan and later serving as the seat of the Armenian Catholicosate of Aght'amar. During his reign, King Gagik I Artsruni (r. 908-943/944) of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan chose the island of Aght'amar as one of his residences founding a settlement there. The only structure standing from that period is the Cathedral. It was built of pink vol...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Church of the Holy Cross was a cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church, built as a palace church for the kings of Vaspurakan and later serving as the seat of the Armenian Catholicosate of Aght'amar. During his reign, King Gagik I Artsruni (r. 908-943/944) of the Armenian kingdom of Vaspurakan chose the island of Aght'amar as one of his residences founding a settlement there. The only structure standing from that period is the Cathedral. It was built of pink volcanic tufa[citation needed] by the architect-monk Manuel during the years 915-921, with an interior measuring 14.80m by 11.5m and the dome reaching 20.40m above ground.
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