Alexander Tamanyan and Preservation of Ancient Monuments (Part 1).
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Architecture
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Sintron in Aqori’s Bgavor Church
Aqori’s Bgavor Church, which is ruined now, is situated in the same name village of Tumanyan’s district. There isn’t any lapidary inscription on the church. We have not historical information and evidence about the church, too. Bgavor’s church is closely connected with the monuments of Kobayr, Akhtala, which are located in the same region and …
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The Symbolism of The Christian Church
Translated from Armenian. The Middle Ages – the period when the world was perceived in symbolic conceptions, and in art was dominated the symbolic idea … According to the Christian conceptions, the church is the likeness of the universe on earth. The temple is considered to be the symbolic reflection of the universe. In …
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An Essay On The Issue of Seljuk Art
The Seljuk Turks originated from the Qynyk branch of the Oghuz Turks and are named under their ruler Seljuk. According to the 11th-century famous scholar Mahmud al-Kashgari, the borders of today’s Afghanistan still in the 7th century were inhabited with 24 Oghuz tribes. During the time these tribes, being exposed to different religious streams, in the timeframe 920 – 960, …