Church of the Apostles

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The Church of the Apostles is a historic medieval Armenian church in the city of Kars, notable for its distinctive domed architecture and carved reliefs.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Church of the Apostles canonical 1
Holy Apostles 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian Apostolic church
church building
historic monument
medieval church
architecturalStyle Armenian architecture
architecturalType domed centrally planned church
constructionPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
country Turkey
culturalContext medieval Armenian
dedicatedTo Twelve Apostles NERFINISHED
followsLiturgicalTradition Armenian liturgy
hasArtisticStyle medieval Armenian relief sculpture
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Armenians NERFINISHED
local population of Kars
hasDome true
hasExteriorDecoration figurative reliefs
geometric motifs
religious iconography
hasFeature carved figures on drum
central dome on drum
cross-in-square plan
relief crosses
hasOrientation east–west
hasPlanType centrally planned church
hasReliefSculpture true
hasStructuralSystem load-bearing masonry
heritageDesignation historic Armenian church
heritageStatus cultural heritage site
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Kars NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kars Province NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerly Bagratid Armenia NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Armenia NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
locatedInOldTown Kars old city
locatedInRegion Eastern Anatolia Region NERFINISHED
locatedNear Kars Castle NERFINISHED
materialUsed stone
nearBorderWith Armenia NERFINISHED
notableFor carved exterior reliefs
distinctive domed architecture
partOf Armenian architectural heritage
regionOfCulturalInfluence South Caucasus NERFINISHED
religion Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED
significance important example of medieval Armenian domed church architecture
usedAs place of Christian worship

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Instruction
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# Requirements
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Input
Subject: Church of the Apostles
Description of subject: The Church of the Apostles is a historic medieval Armenian church in the city of Kars, notable for its distinctive domed architecture and carved reliefs.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kars hasLandmark Church of the Apostles
Church of the Holy Apostles dedicatedTo Church of the Apostles
this entity surface form: Holy Apostles