Armenian Architecture: Did you mean...?

These are fragments that were originally part of an ancient Armenian hearth. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)

The Classical Orders of Architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite), originating in ancient Greece and refined by the Romans, are fundamental design principles that significantly influence classical and neoclassical structures...

Cilicia is the ancient Roman name for the southeastern region of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). It is referenced in the biblical books of Acts and Galatians, was the birthplace of Saint Paul, and the site of his early evangelical missions...

Under the Seljuk rule, Persia gained a period of economic and cultural prosperity. The innovative techniques of the Seljuk period and style in architecture and the arts had a strong influence on later artistic developments. Seljuk art is...

The Classical Orders of Architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite), originating in ancient Greece and refined by the Romans, are fundamental design principles that significantly influence classical and neoclassical structures...

The Classical Orders of Architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite), originating in ancient Greece and refined by the Romans, are fundamental design principles that significantly influence classical and neoclassical structures...

This bronze statuette was part of a matching pair of statuettes found in the region of Alexandria, Egypt and dates to the mid-late 1st Century BCE. The statuette portrays a boy in Eastern garb, possibly a prince or deity. The precise identity...

Before Amberd Fortress was constructed in the 7th century CE, Stone Age peoples, the Urartians, and even the Romans used and understood the location's strategic advantages, lying at the intersection of the Amberd River and the Arkashen River...

Surrounding the Zorats Church in what's present-day Armenia are a number of exquisitely carved khachkars dating to the 10th-13th centuries CE and tombstones dating from the 15-17th centuries CE.

Entrance to the Khor Virap Monastery, which is located near the border with Turkey some 8 km (5 mi) from the town of Artashat, Armenia. It is one of the most visited and sacred sites in Armenia.