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
Saint Hripsime Church
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Saint Hripsime Church is a seventh-century Armenian Apostolic church in the city of Vagharshapat, Armenia. It was built in 618 by Catholicos Komitas over the tomb of Hripsime, a Roman virgin and a key
Trdat (architect)
…Garbis Armen suggested that Trdat may have transferred earthquake-proofing innovations, especially features of the dome, found at the seventh century Saint Hripsime Church in Vagharshapat such as ribs, narrow windows and short buttresses to stabilize the dome against lateral thrust, to Hagia Sophia. Christina Maranci…
Hripsime aerial 2026
An aerial view of the complex
An aerial view Vagharshapat and its churches (see locations marked). Hripsime is on top right corner.
The late 4th century martyrium excavated in the late 1970s