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Lake Van, Holy Cross Church of Akhtamar, one of the monuments of Armenian architecture. Oil painting on canvas 98×76 cm Original art Mari Poghosyan

Վանա լիճ, Աղթամարի Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցի, Հայ ճարտարապետության կոթողներից մեկը։ Lake Van, Holy Cross Church of Akhtamar, one of the monuments of Armenian architecture. Oil painting on canvas 98×76 cm Original art Mari Poghosyan 12 Feb 2024
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցի, romanized: Surp Khachʿ egeghetsʿi, Turkish: Akdamar Kilisesi or Surp Haç Kilisesi) on Aghtamar Island, in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, is a medieval Armenian Apostolic cathedral, built as a palatine church for the kings of Vaspurakan and later serving as the seat of the Catholicosate of Aghtamar.
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