Akhtamar Church

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf church
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Armenian_architecture
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:King_Gagik_I_of_Vaspurakan
gptkb:Armenian_Apostolic_Church
gptkb:Christianity
historical events
Armenian_culture
gptkbp:built 915 AD
gptkbp:culturalEvents art exhibitions
historical tours
religious services
tourist visits
restoration ceremonies
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Armenian_identity
gptkbp:currentCoach museum
gptkbp:dedication gptkb:Holy_Cross
gptkbp:features carvings
frescoes
gptkbp:height 30 meters
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Middle Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Akhtamar Church
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Persian_architecture
gptkb:Byzantine_architecture
gptkbp:length 25 meters
gptkbp:location Lake_Van,_Turkey
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Pope_John_Paul_II
local residents
artists
historians
scholars
photographers
government officials
tourists from around the world
cultural enthusiasts
diplomats
interior murals
stone reliefs
cross-shaped_dome
gptkbp:primaryFunction place of worship
gptkbp:protectedArea international recognition
national heritage
cultural property
gptkbp:renovated 2005
gptkbp:significance cultural heritage
gptkbp:style medieval art
religious art
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Eastern_Anatolia
gptkb:Van_Province
gptkb:Akhtamar_Island
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site tentative list
gptkbp:visitors tourists
gptkbp:width 20 meters