5759 x 3840 px | 48,8 x 32,5 cm | 19,2 x 12,8 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
28. April 2013
Ort:
Ani, Turkey
Weitere Informationen:
The Cathedral of Ani or The Holy Virgin Cathedral is an Armenian church completed in 1001 (or possibly 1010) by the architect Trdat in the ruined ancient Armenian capital of Ani, located in what is now the extreme eastern tip of Turkey, on the border with modern Armenia. It offers an example of a domed cruciform church within a rectangular plan, though both the dome and the drum supporting it are now missing, having collapsed in an earthquake in 1319. A further earthquake in 1988 caused the collapse of the north-west corner, and weakened all the west side. The Cathedral of Ani is 100 feet (30.5 meters) long and 65 feet (19.8 meter) wide, unusually large by Armenian standards.
