- Collection: Ani
15 Items
Main city walls
Photographs taken of the exterior and interior of Ani's main outer defensive walls. The double walls are very impressive but have been subjected to decades of deliberate abuse and some questionable restorations.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Armenian, Fortifications, Medieval, Turkey
The Citadel Palace Church
Only one wall of the palace church remains standing. Nikolai Marr restored it to an extent but the restorations have since collapsed. Stands on the summit of the citadel hill behind the palace.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Armenian, Church, Citadel, Medieval
The Georgian Church at Ani
Named after the Georgian inscriptions found on it. It is in an exceptionally poor state of repair, hence the need for struts to hold up the one remaining section of the north wall.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Armenian, Church, Georgian, Medieval, Turkey
The Hexagonal Church
This small church is fairly well preserved with its walls standing to some height in a relatively unbroken circuit. Its size and its position on the southern tip of the citadel hill probably means it is frequently overlooked by most tourists.
Zororastrian Fire Temple
Believed to be a Zororastrian Fire Temple it could be one of the oldest structures in Ani. The temple was later converted into a small church.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Armenian, Chapel, Church, Late Antique, Parthian, Persian, Sasanian, Turkey, Zoroastrian