Ani Cathedral St. Astuacacin; Mother of God; St. Astuatsatsin; Surp Asdvadzadzin Trdat the architect Cathedrals Cathedral cities Basilicas Churches Construction on Surp Asdvadzadzin (church of the Holy Mother of God) was started in the year 989, under King Smbat II. Work was halted after his death, and was only finished in 1001 (or in 1010 under another reading of its building inscription). The design of the cathedral was the work of Trdat, the most celebrated architect of medieval Armenia. The cathedral is a domed basilica (the dome collaped in 1319). The interior contains several progressive features (such as the use of pointed arches and clustered piers) that give to it the appearance of Gothic architecture (a style which the Ani cathedral predates by several centuries). Commissioned by King Smbat Bagratuni II; Queen Katranide Images Digital Tiff; Jpeg2000 A-2161 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980) Armenian Ani, Kars Ili province, Doğu Anadolu region,Turkey 989-1001 CE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Ani Cathedral
St. Astuacacin; Mother of God; St. Astuatsatsin; Surp Asdvadzadzin
Trdat the architect
Cathedrals
Cathedral cities
Basilicas
Churches
Construction on Surp Asdvadzadzin (church of the Holy Mother of God) was started in the year 989, under King Smbat II. Work was halted after his death, and was only finished in 1001 (or in 1010 under another reading of its building inscription). The design of the cathedral was the work of Trdat, the most celebrated architect of medieval Armenia. The cathedral is a domed basilica (the dome collaped in 1319). The interior contains several progressive features (such as the use of pointed arches and clustered piers) that give to it the appearance of Gothic architecture (a style which the Ani cathedral predates by several centuries).
Commissioned by King Smbat Bagratuni II; Queen Katranide
Images
Digital
Tiff; Jpeg2000
A-2161
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Ani, Kars Ili province, Doğu Anadolu region,Turkey
989-1001 CE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council