Ghazanchetsots Cathedral

The newly restored Cathedral of Ghasantschezoz and the bell tower.

The Ghasantschezoz Cathedral ( Armenian Ղազանչեցոց Եկեղեցի ), also known as the Cathedral of Christ the Holy Saviour ( Ղազանչեցոց Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Մայր Տաճար ) or Shushi Cathedral ( Շուշիի Մայր Տաճար ), is an Armenian church from the 19th century in Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

The cathedral consists of a free cross with four apses are built where designed by arms Hakobian sculptures that are presented as if they were playing musical instruments.

History

The Ghasantschezoz Cathedral was built in 1868-1887 and has a facade of white limestone. The architect Simon Ter - Hakobyan wanted to recreate the church of the Cathedral of Etchmiadzin. Before the west entrance a freestanding three-story bell tower, built stands in 1858. Large statues of trumpet -playing angels stood at each corner of the second floor of the bell tower. However, these were destroyed during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, when Shushi force came under Azerbaijani control.

The cathedral went through over the years various misappropriation. Your use of the church ended after the Shushi - bloodbaths MAR 1920. During the Soviet period, it was only as a granary, and then used as a garage. During the war over Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijani forces took advantage of the cathedral from 1989 as a warehouse for GRADE ammunition, and damaged it until May 1992, when Shushi was recovered by Armenian units. In the years after taking the church was repaired and renovated. Angel Statues - Replikien were handmade to replace the destroyed originals; a picture of a part of the coat of arms of Shusha. In 1998 she was re-consecrated, and now serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Artsakh, the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Gallery

View of the dome

An image of Saint Peter

The pews of the Cathedral

The bell