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Etchmiadzin Cathedral

Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin (Ejmiatsin) and Vagharshapat, Armenia. Constructed at the turn of the fourth century, it is usually considered the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and often regarded as the oldest cathedral in the world.

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Location
Vagharshapat, Armavir Province, Armenia
Affiliation
Armenian Apostolic Church
Completed
483/4 (core) · 17th century (dome) · 1654–58 (belfry) · 1682 (smaller belfries with turrets) · 1868 (sacristy)
Criteria
(ii) (iii)
Designated
2000 (24th session)
Dome height (outer)
34 m (112 ft)

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related to Protection and heritage designation · 20
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → Armenia, Armenian, Armenian Apostolic Church, Culture, Gayane, Holy Etchmiadzin, Hripsime, In, Joint, Ministry, Mother See, Recognized, Shoghakat, Soviet Armenian, St, The, The UNESCO, UNESCO, World Heritage Sites, Zvartnots Cathedral
related to 17th–18th centuries · 16
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → Additionally, Armenian, At, Catholicos Hakob IV Jugayetsi, Catholicos Movses, Catholicos Pilippos, Catholicos Yeghiazar, Decades, During, In, It, Moses, Ottoman, Safavid War, Since, The
Completed · 5
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → 1654–58 (belfry), 1682 (smaller belfries with turrets), 17th century (dome), 1868 (sacristy), 483/4 (core)
Type · 2
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → Cathedral, Cultural
Affiliation · 1
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → Armenian Apostolic Church
Coordinates · 1
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Criteria · 1
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → (ii) (iii)
Designated · 1
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → 2000 (24th session)
Dome height (outer) · 1
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → 34 m (112 ft)
Founder · 1
Etchmiadzin Cathedral → Gregory the Illuminator (original)

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Etchmiadzin CathedralCompleted483/4 (core)1.00infobox
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Etchmiadzin CathedralCriteria(ii) (iii)1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralDesignated2000 (24th session)1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralDome height (outer)34 m (112 ft)1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralFounderGregory the Illuminator (original)1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralGroundbreaking301 (original building; traditional date)1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralLeadershipCatholicos of All Armenians1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralLength33 m (108 ft)1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralLocationVagharshapat, Armavir Province, Armenia1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralReference no.1011-0011.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralRegionWestern Asia1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralRiteArmenian1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralStatusActive1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralStyleArmenian1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralTypeCathedral1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralTypeCultural1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin CathedralWidth30 m (98 ft)1.00infobox
Etchmiadzin Cathedralis amother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church0.90text

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