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Saint Hripsime Church
St. Hripsime Church
- ... that the architecture of St. Hripsime Church has been replicated in Armenian churches in Manhattan and Texas?
- Source: "Armenia!". metmuseum.org. 16 October 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/press-releases/armenia-2018-exhibitions "One of the landmark church buildings of New York City, the cathedral was modeled after the seventh-century church of St. Hripsime in Armenia." (St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral)
"Saint Sarkis Church and Community Center". aiany.org. American Institute of Architects New York. https://www.aiany.org/architecture/featured-projects/view/saint-sarkis-church-and-community-center/
"the Church of Saint Sarkis is constructed to the precise scale and proportions of the ancient Church of Saint Hripsime"
- ALT1: ... that St. Hripsime Church, standing for 1,400 years, has many earthquake-resistant devices? Source: Armen, Garbis (Summer 1983). "Structural Innovations to Combat Earthquake Movement in Ancient and Medieval Armenia". The Armenian Review. 36 (2): 91–96 "One such building remarkable for its time, location, and architectural and quake-proofing innovations is the church of St. Hripsime. Built by the Catholicos Komitas in 618 in Echmiadzin ... it marked an assertive return to truly Armenian forms and significantly extended the vocabulary of quake-resisting devices as follows..."
Kouymjian, Dickran. "Saint Hrp'sime". Index of Armenian Art: Armenian Architecture. California State University, Fresno. "St. Hrip`sime has survived many earthquakes thanks to the quake-resistant devices." - ALT2: ... that St. Hripsime Church contains the second earliest Armenian inscription? Source: Stone, Michael E. (2006). "Armenian Inscriptions of the Fifth Century from Nazareth". Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and Armenian Studies: Collected Papers. Volume II. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. p. 772. ISBN 9789042916449. The Armenian script, traditionally invented in 404 C.E. [...] The oldest dated Armenian inscription surviving is the Tekor inscription of the end of the fifth century. The next one is the dedication of S. Hripsime Church of 618 C.E.
- Reviewed: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
Improved to Good Article status by Yerevantsi (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.
--Երևանցի talk 16:20, 17 March 2025 (UTC).
- Brought to GA recently enough. Thorough, well-written, image copyright checks out. All the hooks check out to sources, but my favorite is ALT1. ALT0 could be improved with a mention that it's an Armenian church. Great work! Ping me when the QPQ is done and I'll accept.
꧁Zanahary꧂ 18:14, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
