UNESCO World Heritage Site (core monuments)
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site (core monuments) in Vagharshapat comprises the historic religious complexes of Armenia’s spiritual center, including ancient churches and the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, recognized for their outstanding cultural and architectural significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UNESCO World Heritage Site (core monuments) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Armenian Apostolic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catholicos of All Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | cultural ⓘ |
| contains |
Church of Saint Gayane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of Saint Hripsime NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of Shoghakat NERFINISHED ⓘ Etchmiadzin Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin NERFINISHED ⓘ Zvartnots Cathedral archaeological remains ⓘ |
| country | Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
basilica-type churches
ⓘ
cathedral complex ⓘ centrally planned churches ⓘ monastic buildings ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
architectural
ⓘ
historical ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Armavir Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vagharshapat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Armenian church architecture
ⓘ
early Christian architecture ⓘ stone church construction ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfDocumentation |
Armenian
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ |
| partOf | Armenian Apostolic Church heritage ⓘ |
| periodOfMainConstruction |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | nationally protected monument of Armenia ⓘ |
| recognizedFor | outstanding universal value ⓘ |
| region | Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Oriental Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualCenterOf | Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1011 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.