Surb Nshan Church, Tbilisi
Church of the Holy Seal Սուրբ Նշան եկեղեցի | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Status | restricted access |
Location | |
Location | Tbilisi, Georgia |
Geographic coordinates | 41°41′40″N 44°48′17″E / 41.694309°N 44.804694°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Armenian |
Groundbreaking | 1703 |
Completed | 1711 (reconstructed in 1780) |
The Church of the Holy Seal (Armenian: Սուրբ Նշան եկեղեցի, Surb Nshan yekeghetsi, Georgian: სურფნიშანი, Sourfnishani) is an 18th-century Armenian church[1] in Old Tbilisi, Georgia. It was built between 1703 and 1711, and reconstructed in 1780.[1]
Current state
[edit]The church lies dilapidated after it was 2002 partially destroyed by arson[2].[citation needed]
Gallery
[edit]- The interior of the church after the arson fire
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Thierry, Jean-Michel (1989). Armenian Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 586. ISBN 0-8109-0625-2.
- ^ Caucasian Knot: Leaders of AAC call on Georgian authorities to save Surb Nshan, 12 January 2012