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Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, 480. In 618, the wooden dome was replaced with a stone one. Ejmiatsin, Armenia
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Zvartnots Cathedral (Armenian: Զուարթնոց meaning "celestial angels") is a 7th-century centrally planned aisled tetraconch type Armenian cathedral built by the order of Catholicos Nerses the Builder in 643-652.
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Partially reconstructed "Armenian Ionic" capital on top of one of the columns. Zvartnotz, Armenia
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The construction of Zvartnots began around 643, after Armenia's recovery from the devastation that followed the first Arab invasions in 640. Zvartnotz, Armenia
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The cathedral was damaged by an earthquake in the 10th century and unearthed nearly a thousand years later in 1900-1907, in the town of Echmiadzin. Zvartnotz, Armenia
