Church· Gevaş, Van
Akdamar Kilisesi
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Editor's Note
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Aghtamar Island in Lake Van is a medieval Armenian Apostolic cathedral. It was built between 915 and 921 by the architect Manuel on the orders of King Gagik I as a palatine church for the kings of Vaspurakan, and later served as the seat of the Catholicosate of Aghtamar. Today it functions as a museum.
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- Location
- 38.3417°N · 43.0353°E
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