From left: Surpreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during the Easter mass by the Armenian Apostolic Church's Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.08.04.2012#1087784
The Easter mass at the Armenian Apostolic Church's Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.08.04.2012#1087783
Surpreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II conducts the Easter mass during the Easter mass by the Armenian Apostolic Church's Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.08.04.2012#1087781
Center, from right to left: Surpreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during the Easter mass by the Armenian Apostolic Church's Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.08.04.2012#1087780
The Armenian SSR. A Portuguese delegation led by Portugal's President Mário Soares, fourth left, visits the Echmiadzin Monastery during their trip to the USSR.24.11.1987#5653086
Participants in the Children, Development and Peace international conference in Yerevan tour the Aratashen collective farm, Armenian SSR.31.05.1986#8378910
A bell tower-burial vault, part of the architectural ensemble of Sardabarat Memorial Complex. Architect R. Israyelyan. 1968.01.05.1985#894559
A high relief on the Wall of Victory, a part of the Sardarapat Memorial Complex architectural ensemble. Architect R. Israelyan. 1968.01.05.1985#894558
The Wall of Victory, a part of the Sardarapat Memorial Complex architectural ensemble. Architect R. Israelyan. 1968.01.05.1985#894557
One of the halls at the Sardarapat ethnographic museum, part of the Sardarapat memorial complex in Armenia.01.03.1985#894534
The Zvartnots Church (Wakeful Forces, or Celestial Angels) near Echmiadzin in the Armenian SSR is an outstanding masterpiece of early medieval Armenian architecture (built in 641-661). The ruins were brought to light by diggings in 1901-1907. Preserved artifacts include foundation stones, architectural fragments, stems, bases and caps of columns.01.08.1980#831737
The Echmiadzin Monastery, the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church, houses the residence of the Armenian Patriarch, the Catholicos of All Armenians. The Monastery is located in the city of Vagarshapat in Armenia's Armavir Region. The first wooden cathedral was built here in 303 AD.01.06.1974#2404373
The St. Echmiadzin Cathedral (early 4th century), part of the Echmiadzin Monastery. UNESCO world heritage. The Armenian SSR.01.06.1970#746883
A three-level belfry (1653-1658) in front of the western entrance to the cathedral (early 4th century). The cathedral is part of the Echmiadzin Monastery. UNESCO world heritage. The Armenian SSR.01.06.1970#746882
A south-western view of the St. Echmiadzin Cathedral (early 4th century). The cathedral is part of the Echmiadzin Monastery. UNESCO world heritage. The Armenian SSR.01.06.1970#746881
A north-eastern view of the St. Echmiadzin Cathedral (early 4th century). The cathedral is part of the Echmiadzin Monastery. UNESCO world heritage. The Armenian SSR.01.06.1970#746880
A view of the St. Echmiadzin Cathedral (early 4th century). The cathedral is part of the Echmiadzin Monastery. UNESCO world heritage. The Armenian SSR.01.06.1970#746879
A monument to Russian warriors who perished in the Oshakan battle of the Russian-Persian war, 1826-1828. Constructed in 1833-1834 near the village of Oshakan on the money of the local people. The Armenian SSR.01.06.1970#746877
Zvartnots Cathedral (the cathedral of Vigil forces, the cathedral of Celestial angels) near Echmiadzin. An outstanding monument of early Medieval Armenian architecture (constructed in 641-661). The ruins were uncovered through excavations of 1901-1907. The foundation stones, architectural moulds, shanks, bases and capitals have survived. The Armenian SSR.01.06.1970#746876
A carved eagle on a column capital. Zvartnots Cathedral (the cathedral of Vigil forces, the cathedral of Celestial angels) near Echmiadzin. An outstanding monument of early Medieval Armenian architecture (constructed in 641-661). The ruins were uncovered through excavations of 1901-1907. The foundation stones, architectural moulds, shanks, bases and capitals have survived. The Armenian SSR.01.06.1970#746875
A monument in front of the entrance to Zvartnots Cathedral (the cathedral of Vigil forces, the cathedral of Celestial angels) near Echmiadzin. An outstanding monument of early Medieval Armenian architecture (constructed in 641-661). The ruins were uncovered through excavations of 1901-1907. The foundation stones, architectural moulds, shanks, bases and capitals have survived. The Armenian SSR.01.06.1970#746874
An altar at the St. Echmiadzin Cathedral (early 4th century). The cathedral is part of the Echmiadzin Monastery. UNESCO world heritage. The Armenian SSR.01.06.1970#746872
The dome of St. Echmiadzin Cathedral (early 4th century). The cathedral is part of the Echmiadzin Monastery. UNESCO world heritage. The Armenian SSR.01.06.1970#746870
Armenian SSR. Oktember Village (today Sardarapat) in the Armavir Region. Performance of an amateur folk dance ensemble at a rural holiday.05.07.1969#6666683
St. Hripsime Church, a church at the Armenian Apostolic Church's Etchmiadzin Monastery, was built in 618 AD in place of an ancient pagan worshipping site where St. Hripsime was tortured to death.22.03.1968#6656927
Vagarshapat in the Armenian SSR. The dome of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral, the main cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the throne of the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians in 303-484 AD and also from 144 AD.22.03.1968#6656924
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Etchmiadzin Cathedral, the main cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the seat of Supreme Patriarch Catholicos of All Armenians. The Etchmiadzin Cathedral built in the 4th-5th centuries is one of the oldest Christian cathedrals in the world. Founded by Gregory the Illuminator in 301.29.07.1966#6059022
The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the main church of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the see of the Catholicos of All Armenians. Etchmiadzin Cathedral, built in the 4th-5th centuries AD, is one of the oldest Christian cathedrals in the world. It was founded by St. Gregory the Illuminator in 301 AD.28.07.1966#6058422
Armenian SSR. The Etchmiadzin Cathedral, the main church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the residence of the Supreme Catholicos of All Armenians. The Etchmiadzin Cathedral built in the 4th-5th centuries is one of the world's oldest Christian churches founded in 301 by Gregory the Illuminator.15.05.1964#5943744
1962. Delegates of the National Church Council hear a report by the Catholicos of All Armenians Vazgen I in Etchmiadzin, the Armenian SSR.01.11.1962#6158660
