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 Turkey, Anatolia: Akdamar Kilisesi (Church of the Holy Cross), one of the gems of Armenian architecture, dating from 921 AD, stands abandoned on an island in Lake Van. Builder: Gagik Artzruni, King of Vaspurkan.
Here: remaining frescoes in the interior of the nave and dome. 
 Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, stone-carving, Christian, biblical

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Turkey, Anatolia: Akdamar Kilisesi (Church of the Holy Cross), one

of the gems of Armenian architecture, dating from 921 AD, stands abandoned on an island in Lake Van. Builder: Gagik Artzruni, King of Vaspurkan.
Here: remaining frescoes in the interior of the nave and dome.
Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, stone-carving, Christian, biblical