Ani, Turkey: ruins of the city and it's fortifications Attributed to King Asot III, Bagratuni the Merciful Ruined cities Lost cities Fortifications Ramparts Ani (Armenian: Անի) is a ruined and uninhabited medieval city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars, beside the border with Armenia. It was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. The city is located on a triangular site, visually dramatic and naturally defensive, protected on its eastern side by the ravine of the Akhurian River and on its western side by the Bostanlar or Tzaghkotzadzor valley. Called the "City of 1001 Churches", it stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At the height of its glory, Ani had a population of 100,000 - 200,000 people and was the rival of Constantinople, Baghdad and Cairo. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani has been abandoned and largely forgotten for centuries. The Kamsarakan Family King Smbat II Queen Katramide King Gagik I Images Digital Tiff; Jpeg2000 A-2150 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980) Armenian Ani, Kars Ili province, Doğu Anadolu region,Turkey 10th-13th centuries Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Ani, Turkey: ruins of the city and it's fortifications
Attributed to King Asot III, Bagratuni the Merciful
Ruined cities
Lost cities
Fortifications
Ramparts
Ani (Armenian: Անի) is a ruined and uninhabited medieval city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars, beside the border with Armenia. It was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. The city is located on a triangular site, visually dramatic and naturally defensive, protected on its eastern side by the ravine of the Akhurian River and on its western side by the Bostanlar or Tzaghkotzadzor valley. Called the "City of 1001 Churches", it stood on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At the height of its glory, Ani had a population of 100,000 - 200,000 people and was the rival of Constantinople, Baghdad and Cairo. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani has been abandoned and largely forgotten for centuries.
The Kamsarakan Family
King Smbat II
Queen Katramide
King Gagik I
Images
Digital
Tiff; Jpeg2000
A-2150
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Ani, Kars Ili province, Doğu Anadolu region,Turkey
10th-13th centuries
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council