Trdat (architect)
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Trdat the Architect was the chief architect of the Bagratid kings of Armenia, and most notable for his design of the cathedral at Ani and his reconstruction of the dome of Hagia Sophia in Constantinop
Exterior of the Hagia Sophia
Cathedral of Ani
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The Cathedral of Ani is the largest standing building in Ani, the capital city of medieval Bagratid Armenia, located in present-day eastern Turkey, on the border with modern Armenia. Its construction
Trdat (architect)
…Architect (Armenian: Տրդատ ճարտարապետ, circa 940s – 1020) was the chief architect of the Bagratid kings of Armenia, and most notable for his design of the cathedral at Ani and his reconstruction of the dome of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Trdat was active in Armenia before and after his reconstruction of the…
The cathedral displayed in a red circle within Ani
Ani Cathedral, Ruine
Charles Texier (1842)
Reconstruction by Texier (1842)