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Shoghakat Church
Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots2000
UNESCO World Heritage
Shoghakat Church was built in 1694 on the site of the 4th-century chapel where the “ray of light was dropped” upon Christian Hripsime’s martyrs.
The brown tuff church is famous for its unique architecture which consists of a domed, single-nave basilica with a semi-circular eastern apse flanked on either side by narrow chapels.
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Details
- Title: Shoghakat Church
- Creator: Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
- Date Created: 2000
- Rights: Armenia Travel
- Location: Armenia
- Inscription Criteria: Criteria: (ii)(iii)
- Date of Inscription: 2000
- Category of Site: Cultural site
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