Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi

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Ejmiatsin Church
Թիֆլիսի Սուրբ Էջմիածին Եկեղեցին.JPG
The newly renovated Ejmiatsin Church in 2011
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
Location
LocationAvlabari district
Geographic coordinates41°41′33″N 44°48′50″E / 41.692577°N 44.813750°E / 41.692577; 44.813750Coordinates: 41°41′33″N 44°48′50″E / 41.692577°N 44.813750°E / 41.692577; 44.813750
Architecture
StyleArmenian
Completed18th century

The Ejmiatsin Church (Armenian: Էջմիածնեցոց Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի; Georgian: წმინდა ეჯმიაწინის ეკლესია) is an 18th-century Armenian Apostolic church in the Avlabari district of Old Tbilisi, Georgia.[1] The church is adjacent to the Avlabari Square.

Gallery[]

  • After renovation

  • Side view of the church

  • Walkway to the church grounds from Havlabar Square

  • Entrance to the church

  • Foundation and walls of the church

  • The church lit up at night

  • Memorial to the church benefactor near the entrance

  • Altar

  • Dome and columns

  • Khachkar memorial to innocent victims of Tbilisi's April 9, 1989 crackdown.

  • Location of the church near Havlabar Square

  • in Shekvetili miniature park

  • Before renovation

  • The Ejmiatsin Church adjacent to Avlabari Square

  • Closeup of church (before renovation)

  • View of Ejmiatsin Church in its current state from Narikala fortress

  • Historical picture from the early 1900s

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Thierry, Jean-Michel (1989). Armenian Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 586. ISBN 0-8109-0625-2.

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