Tuesday 23 August 2011

Khachkar

"Kachkar" redirects here. For the mountain in Turkey, see Kackar mountains.

Khatchkar

Khachkars famous Goshavank, engraved with the artist Poghos 1291.

Two khatchkars 16th century type Djulfa, removed from Djulfa cemetery before its destruction by Azerbaijan.

A sculptor khachkar today's studio in downtown Yerevan.

Modern khachkars traditional symbolism of Yerevan in Armenia.

A khatchkar or khatchkar (Armenian: խաչքար, pronounced pronounced mean cross stone) is a carved bear his cross, memorial stele covered with rosettes and other botanical motifs. Khachkars are characteristic of the medieval Armenian Christian art in Armenia.

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