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Etchmiadzin Cathedral [a] (Armenian: Էջմիածնի մայր տաճար, romanized: Ēǰmiaçni mayr tač̣ar) is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin (Ejmiatsin) and Vagharshapat, Armenia.
By the time that St Peter's was completed, a style of architecture was developed by architects who knew all the rules that had been so carefully recovered, and chose to break them. The effect was a dynamic style of architecture in which the forms seem to take on life of their own, moving, swaying and undulating. [52]
This site covers churches that illustrate the evolution and development of Armenian ecclesial architecture. Churches in Etchmiadzin (today called Vagharshapat) include the Etchmiadzin Cathedral (founded in 301, pictured), Saint Gayane Church (630), Saint Hripsime Church (618), and Shoghakat Church (built in 1694 upon a 4th-century chapel). The ...
The following is a list of World Heritage Sites designed or constructed by Iranians, or designed and constructed in the style of Armenian architecture: Inside Armenia Haghpat Monastery and Sanahin Monastery; Etchmiadzin cathedral, Saint Hripsime Church, Saint Gayane Church, Shoghakat Church, Zvartnots Cathedral in Vagarshapat; Geghard monastery
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an Armenian church dating back almost 2,000 years, making it the oldest structure of its kind in the country and one of the oldest in the world.
The current structure was completed in 618 AD. It is known for its fine Armenian-style architecture of the classical period, which has influenced many other Armenian churches since. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other nearby churches, including Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Armenia's mother church, in 2000.
Etchmiadzin Cathedral. Etchmiadzin Cathedral(303), Saint Hripsime Church(618), Saint Gayane Church(630), and Zvartnots Cathedral(652) in most known Church buildings of Armenian Architecture. All these churches are masterpieces of Armenian architecture that have had a great influence on the architecture of the world.
The Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the oldest church built by a state in the world. According to the 5th-century Armenian annals, Saint Gregory had a vision of Christ descending from heaven and striking the earth with a golden hammer to show where the cathedral should be built.