The date of foundation of Ani is lost in the depths of centuries. d'ailleurs l'aire centrale de la nation arménienne : Bagaran ayant succédé à Dvin, en était la capitale; Fig. La cathédrale est répertoriée sur la liste des édifices en danger du Fonds mondial pour les monuments en 1996, 1998, 2000 et 2002[5]. During over its thousand-year history the city was destroyed by multiple earthquakes. Unfortunately, Armenians can only observe their ancient capital from afar…. Marr's excavations at Ani resumed in 1904 and continued yearly until 1917. Closer to the steep bank of the river, or rather, the stream of Ani, is a rock of tuff with a plurality of caves. Ani, ancient city site in extreme eastern Turkey. Kingdom of Georgia 1124-1236 [29] Emergency repairs were also undertaken on those buildings that were most at risk of collapse. Ani never recovered from a devastating 1319 earthquake, and was gradually abandoned until it was largely forgotten by the 17th century. This lie is so absurd that it seems ridiculous to try to refute it. Située à la frontière avec la Turquie, elle fut un haut lieu de commerce et de culture. La construction de la cathédrale d'Ani débute sous le règne du roi Smbat II, vers 989, sous la direction de l'architecte Tiridate. There are no craters, but there are traces if fire on the church’ remains. In 992 the Armenian Catholicosate moved its seat to Ani. By the 14th century, the city was ruled by a succession of local Turkish dynasties, including the Jalayrids and the Kara Koyunlu (Black Sheep clan) who made Ani their capital. Trdat's design closely follows that of Zvartnotz in its size and in its plan (a quatrefoil core surrounded by a circular ambulatory). Once again, let’s admire the beautiful construction of the Middle Ages, which, even in ruins, has not lost its majesty. Restoration of the mosque started in June 2020. A small town remained within its walls at least until the middle of the seventeenth century, but the site was entirely abandoned by 1735 when the last monks left the monastery in the Virgin's Fortress or Kizkale. The cathedral is a domed basilica (the dome collapsed in 1319). Ani (Armenian: Անի; Greek: Ἄνιον, Ánion; Latin: Abnicum; Turkish: Ani) is a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars, next to the closed border with Armenia.. However, you can’t leave it that way. It’s a pity we did not manage to get there…, A view of the canyon of the Akhuryan River and ruins of an ancient bridge, along which the Great Silk Road had passed. [30] Armenians from neighboring villages and towns also began to visit the city on a regular basis,[31] and there was even talk by Marr's team of building a school for educating the local Armenian children, building parks, and planting trees to beautify the site. The Turks retort that Ani's remains have been shaken by blasts from a quarry on the Armenian side of the border. It quite suits the conditions of Markov’s trip. [6] The Akhurian is a branch of the Araks River[6] and forms part of the currently closed border between Turkey and Armenia. Under this case they are trying to find funds from UNESCO. Turk workers started to take photos of it. Shaddadids 1072-1199 In 1441 the Armenian Catholicosate did the same. Across the border is the Armenian village of Kharkov, part of Shirak Province. En 1064, à la suite des victoires seldjoukides en Anatolie orientale, le sultan Alp Arslan fait démonter les croix de la cathédrale après son entrée dans Ani ; en 1071, l'édifice est converti en mosquée[3], puis redevint assez rapidement une cathédrale chrétienne. The street leads us to the destroyed minaret. The most important surviving monuments are as follows. [49] The archaeological site of Ani was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 15, 2016. Founded more than 1,600 years ago, Ani was situated on several trade routes, and grew to become a walled city of more than 100,000 residents by the 11th century. Your email address will not be published. I just took photos of those without reading. [52], There is no inscription giving the date of its construction, but an edict in Georgian is dated 1218. I also forgot to mention that there were Turkish information signs across Ani. [58], The date of its construction is not known, but the earliest dated inscription on its walls is from 1031. However, there are other versions stating that the building was originally a church or a residence of the Catholicos, and the Turks only attached a minaret to it. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. It has its own defensive walls that date back to the period when the Kamsarakan dynasty ruled Ani (7th century AD). -Ani. The resident told him that once he had seen several dozens of moving and shooting tanks. On the right, in the distance, a border military base of Armenia was visible. The City of Kars 50km north-west of Ani, Kars is still a living city. [14], Ani did not lie along any previously important trade routes, but because of its size, power, and wealth it became an important trading hub. Whenever the Shaddadid governance became too intolerant, however, the population would appeal to the Christian Kingdom of Georgia for help. I was determined to enter city and see the destruction with my own eyes. Correct answer would have been that the Soviets began an invasion. [50] According to art historian Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh the addition "would secure significant benefits in protection, research expertise, and funding."[51]. L'église est dédiée à la Vierge Marie. Those appeared first when we drove close to there. [39], During the Cold War, Ani lied on the Turkish-Soviet border, a segment of the Iron Curtain. Plan to spend at least a half-day at Ani. In 1921 the signing of the Treaty of Kars formalized the incorporation of the territory containing Ani into the Republic of Turkey.