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KARS, St. Arak'eloc cathedral of Kars
Source - "architectura medievale armena" Roma - 1968
Source - "architectura medievale armena" Roma - 1968
Town of Kars Source - "architectura medievale armena" Roma - 1968
Town of Kars Source - "architectura medievale armena" Roma - 1968
Name Surb Arak'elots
Location City of Kars; Eastern Turkey
Description Domed Tetraconch
Other Known Names Holy Apostles Church
Date of Construction 940s AD
Major Renovations 1234 renovation, 1579 converted into a mosque, 1877 converted into a Russian Orthodox Church,1918 again converted into a mosque, 1919 converted back into an Armenian church, 1920 converted again to a mosque. Currently museum.
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Virtual ANI
Armenian Studies Program
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