Ceramic Eggs From Kutahya: Masterpieces Of Armenian Potters Of The 16-20 Centuries
The Armenian ceramic art of Kutahya is distinguished by its special artistic originality. Decorations ranged from floral and geometric patterns, ornaments and scenes of animals and people to scenes from the Old and New Testaments. The production flourished for over four centuries, and now the...
Old Bridge Of Sanahin: Unesco World Heritage Site
Sanahin Bridge, built in 1195 over the heavy waves of the river Debed, is one of the significant architectural compositions of medieval Armenia. The structure was built by order of Armenian queen Vaneni, the sister of Zakare and Ivane Zakaryan. Owing to its firmness...
Vank Cathedral: A Gorgeous Fusion Of Islamic & Armenian Architecture
The Armenian Holy Savior Cathedral (Surb Amenaprkich Vank), also known the Church of the Saintly Sisters, is a cathedral located in the New Julfa district of Isfahan, Iran (UNESCO World Heritage Site). The delicately blue and gold painted central dome depicts the Biblical story of...
The Last Armenian King Is Not Buried In Armenia
The remains of the last Armenian king rest in the Basilica of St. Denis, France, alongside other members of French monarchy. Leon V was the last king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. Cilicia had served for almost three centuries as a bastion of Christianity...
The Destruction Of Djulfa Khachkars
Located in the Azerbaijan's enclave of Nakhichevan, on the banks of the Araxes river, there was a beautiful, mysterious place called Djulfa - a site of a medieval necropolis, the largest ancient Armenian cemetery in the world. Visitors through the centuries, from Alexandre de Rhodes...