Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God

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The Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, also known as the Cathedral of Ani, is a monumental medieval Armenian church renowned for its distinctive architecture and as a symbol of the former capital city of Ani.

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Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian Apostolic church building ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
medieval church ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ani Cathedral ⓘ
Cathedral of Ani ⓘ
architect Trdat the Architect ⓘ
architecturalStyle Armenian architecture ⓘ
medieval architecture ⓘ
completionDate 1001 ⓘ
constructionStart 989 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
dedicatedTo Holy Mother of God ⓘ
linked to: Theotokos

Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElement ambulatory ⓘ
apse ⓘ
blind arcades ⓘ
cruciform piers ⓘ
decorative reliefs ⓘ
domed basilica plan ⓘ
pointed arches ⓘ
vaulted nave ⓘ
hasOrnamentation Armenian inscriptions ⓘ
cross reliefs ⓘ
geometric motifs ⓘ
height approximately 38 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus cultural heritage monument ⓘ
inception 11th century ⓘ
locatedIn Ani ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kars Province ⓘ
locatedInHistoricalRegion Bagratid Armenia ⓘ
Historical Armenia ⓘ
locatedNear border between Turkey and Armenia ⓘ
locatedOn Ani plateau ⓘ
materialUsed basalt ⓘ
tuff stone ⓘ
partOf Archaeological Site of Ani ⓘ
period Bagratid period ⓘ
linked to: Bagratid Armenia
religion Christianity ⓘ
significantEvent damaged by earthquakes in the Middle Ages ⓘ
dome collapsed in 1319 earthquake ⓘ
status ruin ⓘ
symbolOf city of Ani ⓘ
medieval Armenian architecture ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1518 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear 2016 ⓘ
usedAs cathedral of the Bagratid capital Ani ⓘ
linked to: Cathedral of Ani

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Cathedral of Ani → alsoKnownAs → Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God ⓘ