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title: Front View of Garni Temple in Armenia
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7380/front-view-of-garni-temple-in-armenia/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Front View of Garni Temple in Armenia

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Front View of Garni Temple in Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7380.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7380.jpg)

## Image Caption

Built in in Ionic style around 77 CE, the [Temple of Garni](https://www.worldhistory.org/Temple_of_Garni/) is the masterpiece of King [Tiridates I of Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tiridates_I_of_Armenia/) (r. 52-58, 62-88 CE). It remains a potent symbol of [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/)'s deep historic ties to the classical civilizations of [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) and [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/).

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, October 09). Front View of Garni Temple in Armenia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7380/front-view-of-garni-temple-in-armenia/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Front View of Garni Temple in Armenia." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 09, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7380/front-view-of-garni-temple-in-armenia/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Front View of Garni Temple in Armenia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Oct 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7380/front-view-of-garni-temple-in-armenia/>.

## License & Copyright

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