Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi

Ejmiatsin Church Էջմիածնեցոց Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի
The newly renovated Ejmiatsin Church in 2011
Basic information
Location	Avlabari district, Old Tbilisi, Georgia
Geographic coordinates	41°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
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Architectural description
Architectural style	Armenian
Completed	18th century

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

Gallery

• After renovation
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  Side view of the church

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  Walkway to the church grounds from Havlabar Square

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  Entrance to the church

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  Foundation and walls of the church

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  The church lit up at night

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  Memorial to the church benefactor near the entrance

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  Altar

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  Dome and columns

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

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  Location of the church near Havlabar Square

• Before renovation
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  The Ejmiatsin Church adjacent to Avlabari Square

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  Closeup of church (before renovation)

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  View of Ejmiatsin Church in its current state from Narikala fortres

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  Historical picture from the early 1900s

References

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

See also

• Church of the Red Gospel, a nearby 18th century Armenian church
• Armenians in Georgia

External links

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