Ani City of 1001 Churches - 2014
Ani City of 1001 Churches - 2014
Cathedral - Ani, Turkey
And this is the sixth and the last video we did about Ani, the beautiful medieval city we visited in Turkey!
More videos will come soon :)
The Ani Cathedral, in the Turkey-Armenia border province of Kars, Turkey IMG 9564
The Ani Cathedral, in the Turkey-Armenia border province of Kars, Turkey IMG 9564
Conservation Project - Ani Cathedral and the Church of the Holy Savior, Turkey
Ani, a dramatic, windswept archaeological site in modern-day Turkey, was once a thriving Armenian medieval city on the trade route through Central Asia. At its height, Ani had a population of well over 100,000, and was the rival of Constantinople, Baghdad, and Cairo. Once renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani has been abandoned and largely forgotten for centuries.
Its remaining architecture, built primarily in the tenth century, is historically significant as it anticipates features that became the defining characteristics of the Byzantine and later Gothic styles. World Monuments Fund's current scope of work is focusing on the ruins of two great religious structures there: Ani Cathedral and The Church of the Holy Savior.
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Ani, City of 1001 Churches
Ani (Armenian: Անի) is a ruined and uninhabited medieval capitol of Armenia situated in the Turkish province of Kars, near the border with Armenia. It was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. The city is located on a triangular site, visually dramatic and naturally defensive. Called the City of 1001 Churches and City of 40 gates Ani was stationed on various trade routes and its many religious buildings, palaces, and fortifications were amongst the most technically and artistically advanced structures in the world. At its height, Ani had a population of 100,000--200,000 people and was the rival of Constantinople, Baghdad and Cairo. Long ago renowned for its splendor and magnificence, Ani has been abandoned and largely forgotten for centuries.
Music: Andouni Armenian Lament (Oral Tradition) - by Trdat
Ani Archaeological Site (Turkey)
This is the second video of six about this beautiful medieval city we visited in Turkey!
Probably the most beautiful place we've been in our trip!
Ani Cathedral - Virtual Reconstruction
Virtual Reconstruction of The Cathedral of Ani, Historic Armenia © Hayem
The Mysterious Ruins at Ani in Kars,Turkey
The City Of Ani
Ancient City - Ruins of Ani, Akhurian River, Churches [Kars / Turkey]
Situated on the eastern border of Turkey, across the Akhurian River from Armenia, lies the empty, crumbling site of the once-great metropolis of Ani, known as the city of a thousand and one churches. Founded more than 1,600 years ago, Ani was situated on several trade routes, and grew to become a walled city of more than 100,000 residents by the 11th century. In the centuries that followed, Ani and the surrounding region were conquered hundreds of times -- Byzantine emperors, Ottoman Turks, Armenians, nomadic Kurds, Georgians, and Russians claimed and reclaimed the area, repeatedly attacking and chasing out residents. By the 1300s, Ani was in steep decline, and it was completely abandoned by the 1700s.
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Ani Ruins Kars Turkey (HD ver) with Mount Ararat Trek by Amy Beam
Ani ruins are the remains of ancient Armenian churches located 42 km NE of Kars, Turkey on the border of Armenia. There is no public transportation from Kars. Since the border with Armenia is closed, you must arrive to Kars from the Posof, Georgia border (131 km), or Trabzon on the Black Sea, or fly into Kars airport. Ani ruins close at 4:30 PM, so you must arrive in Kars no later than 2 PM. Otherwise, spend the night in Kars and visit the Kars Museum or Kars fort on the hill, then visit Ani the next morning. To get to Mount Ararat from Kars (181 km; 3 hours), take a bus to Igdir then transfer and take a bus to Dogubayazit. Mount Ararat Trek can arrange your tour in eastern Turkey and mountain expedition to summit of Mount Ararat . We pick up groups from any airport or the Georgian border. Contact amybeam@yahoo.com, mountararattrek.com Music 'Kingston Rock' copyright by Arturo Tappin, sax jazz musician from Barbados.
Aghpur (Աղբիւր) - A visit to Kars, Ani, Mush and Van
#Armenia #Turkey #GreaterArmenia #WesternArmenia
In May 2018, I visited four major cities of Greater Armenia: Kars, Ani, Mush & Van, located in the present-day Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey.
These territories hold so many stories.
Why should we only hear about it in songs and read about it in books?
These vast areas of land should be visited, over and over again.
After a 2000 Km journey, here’s a compilation of the sites and people we have seen and met during our four-day trip with Hamshen Tour - Համշեն Տուր.
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MUSIC in this video
Done Yar - Collectif Medz Bazar
Dig Zargem - Shoghagn Ensemble
Ari Ari, Ha Ninna - Knar
Ousge Goukas - Collectif Medz Bazar
Ishkhanabar - Shoghagn Ensemble
Arakelots Armenian Church - Kars, Turkey
Arakelots Armenian Church (now a mosque) in KARS
Ani Harabeleri - Cathedral of Ani/Kars
A stroll through Ani Cathedral Մայր Աստվածածին
A very moving prayer service being delivered by Armenians in the Mother Cathedral in the medieval Armenian city of Ani, now found in the Republic of Turkey.
Ani is perhaps the most prominent Armenian city from medieval times. Though its history goes back to the period of antiquity, it reached its zenith only in the tenth century AD, when the Armenian king, Ashot III Bagratuni, proclaimed it his capital. He along with his successors fortified the city and embellished the city with churches, cathedrals, chapels, inns, almshouses and other civil structures. So many ecclesiastical buildings were constructed that Ani soon became known as the city of 1,001 churches. The most renowned church which has survived is that of the Mother Cathedral (Mayr Katoghike), whose foundation was laid by King Smbat II Bagratuni and was completed during the reign of his successor King Gagik I (989-1020) by the architect Trdat.
The city's radiance, however, was cut short when it was sacked by the Seljuk Turks in 1064. The cross was brought down and the cathedral was converted into a mosque. The city lost its luster in the following centuries after countless invasions and interminable warfare.
The city now stands desolate and remains in ruins, very little having survived.
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The Ruins of Ani & Անիի Ավերակները
ANI : Ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars, next to the closed border with Armenia
I thought this place was not existed till explored!/Ani Ruins City ,Kars Turkey
Ani Ruins City ,Kars Turkey
Kars, Ardahan, Igdir (Eastern Armenia) occupied by turkey
Kars, Ardahan, Igdir (Eastern Armenia) occupied
ANI
The deserted, ruined, ghostly remains of the Medieval Armenian capital on the border between modern day Turkey and Armenia.
Turkey Ani
Ani was the capital of the medieval kingdom of Armenia. Located on the fabled Silk Road, in its day it rivaled the grandeur of Baghdad, Constantinople and Cairo. Now, it is a mournful place, its deserted ruins are on the Turkish side of its border with Armenia. Guard towers with machine guns, visible on the Armenian side, serve as reminders of the bloodshed and bitterness that result from selfish nationalism. This video taken in 2004 shows the Church of the Redeemer (1036, most recently damaged in the last century by a lightening strike), the Church of St Gregory (1215) with its beautiful entrance way frescoes still surviving, the impressively tall cathedral of Ani (989-1010), and the Menüçer Camii (mosque, 1072).
The Cathedral Mosque of Ani on The Silk Road Through Turkey
Just the name, Cathedral Fetiyhe Mosque, is confusing. Cathedral-Mosque? Well...originally this Cathedral was begun in 987 by Ani King Sembat I and designed by the famous Armenian Architect, Trdat Mendet who also restored Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia) in Constantinople. (Istanbul...not Constantinople as the old song went.) We'd see more of his amazing work later on in the trip.
This Cathedral was turned into a mosque when Sultan Ap Arslan captured Ani. All he had to do was to add a mihrab (the niche that indicates the direction of Mecca to the faithful) and...voila...a mosque.
Little to see inside but great views of the ancient bridge spanning the Akhurian River dividing Armenia from Turkey that once carried goods along the ancient trade routes. Can you believe there was still much more to explore in Ani?