Cathedral of Kars
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The Cathedral of Kars, also known as the Holy Apostles Church is a former Armenian Apostolic church in Kars, eastern Turkey. Built in the mid-10th century by the Armenian Bagratid King Abas I, it was
Cathedral of Kars, in 2014
Kars, church and mosque
Kars Church Of The Apostles 2009
Mastara Church
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The Mastara Church, also known as Church of Saint John in an early medieval church in Mastara, Armenia. It features a variation of the cruciform plan and central domed church.
Cathedral of Kars
…century Armenian sources it began to be known as the Church of Holy Apostles. It is a central planned domed tetraconch, and imitates the seventh-century Church of Saint John, Mastara. The main entrance of the church is on the western side also has two more gates on the south and north sides. "Its interior plan is reflected in the…
St. John Church of Mastara, October 2014 View from the southwest
View from the northwest
View from the southeast
Detail of inscriptions above the western entrance.