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Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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13th century illumination. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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Copy of "On The Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres" by Copernicus. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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Metal bound Bible from Khlat dated 1653. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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Folk singers with musical instruments from the 14th century. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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13th century drawn book. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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1471 monastic Bible. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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Detail of illumination. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Matenadaran |
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The 13th century Persian poet, Saadi, published in 1841. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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The 19th century Villa Delenda. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Seated woman. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Balconies in central Yerevan. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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Photograph of the painter Martiros Saryan (1880 - 1972) painting the composer Arum Khachaturian. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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The museum is in the artist's former home and studio. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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Detail of "Evening in the Garden" which was painted in 1903. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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"Egyptian Masks" (1915). |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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"In the Grove of the Sambek" (1909). |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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"Mount Ararat" from the 1920s series commemorating Armenia. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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Painting of the countryside near Mount Ararat (1925). |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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Portrait of botonist Nora Gabrielian, dated 1960. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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"The Church of Kamravor" is one of the artist's later paintings, dating from 1958. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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"Picking Potatoes in Asqabad" (1934). |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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Triple portrait of the artist's wife from 1935. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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"Arabian Dancer" by Armenian artist Martiros Saryan from his 1913 visit to Istanbul. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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Portrait of Katherine Saryan (1957). |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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Portrait of composer D Shostakovitch (1963). |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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Portrait of sculptor N Nikoghosian (1955). |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Martiros Saryan Museum |
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Self portrait of the artist in his studio. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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A row of shops. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Man sitting outside a shop. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Zorovar Church |
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Detail of the Zorovar Church, hidden in a back street. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Zorovar Church |
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The interior of the modern church. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Zorovar Church |
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Woman handing out carnations at a wedding. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Street scene in the north of the city. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Mayr Hayastan is the 23m high statue of Mother Armenia. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Opera House |
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The Opera House is one of the city's major landmarks. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Opera House |
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The auditorium. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Opera House |
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Chandeliers above the auditorium. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Opera House |
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Performance of the Armenian opera, Anush. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Republic Square. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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A mixture of building styles. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Yeritasardakan metro station. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Carved wooden disk. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Detail of a hunting scene on a wooden disk. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Wooden carving of a group of musicians. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Lace work is a very typical folk craft in Armenia. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Detail of lacework table cover. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Lace dress collar. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Detail from a lace doily. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Metal plate engraved with Armenian church. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Decanter and cups for cognac. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Elaborately decorated metal tray. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Traditional costume. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Horse blanket. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Folk Art Museum |
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Carpet weaving machine. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Carved cross ouside St Hovhannes Church. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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View of Armenia's holy mountain, Ararat (5165m), now in Turkey. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Poster celebrating 1710 years of Armenian Christianity. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Carpenters at work. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Surp Grigor Lusaorich Cathedral |
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The modern Surp Grigor Lusaorich Cathedral. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Surp Grigor Lusaorich Cathedral |
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The interior of the cathedral. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Genocide Museum |
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Memorial to the 1.5 million Armenians killed in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 during the creation of the modern Turkish state. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Genocide Museum |
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Eternal flame to the victims of what has been called the 20th century's first holocaust. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Genocide Museum |
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A map showing regions in modern Turkey where massacres and expulsions of Armenians ocurred. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Genocide Museum |
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Photograph of a woman and her two children, three of the many who starved while being forced marched through the Syrian desert. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Genocide Museum |
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Widows and orphans. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Genocide Museum |
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A chart by region showing the effects of the genocide. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Genocide Museum |
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One of many eye-witness accounts of the events of 1915. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Genocide Museum |
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The book by Aurora Mardiganian, a survivor of the genocide whose story was made into a silent movie. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Genocide Museum |
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Cartoon about the genocide. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Genocide Museum |
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USA newspaper with an article on masscares of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Genocide Museum |
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One of a series of paintings commissioned for the museum. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Erebuni Fortress |
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The walls of Erebuni Fortress, the earliest settlement in Yerevan, founded as an Urartu outpost. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Erebuni Fortress |
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Temple complex in the fortress. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Erebuni Fortress |
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Urartu figure painted on the temple wall. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Erebuni Fortress |
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Wheel shaped mural in the temple. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Erebuni Fortress |
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One of the palace rooms. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Erebuni Fortress |
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Door with metal image of the king, Argishti I. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Erebuni Fortress |
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Helmet with zig zag pattern representing the god of war. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Erebuni Fortress |
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Cuniform inscription dating from 782 BCE from the Urartu king, Argishti I. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Erebuni Fortress |
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Pottery from Erebuni. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Arum Khachaturian Museum |
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Woven portrait of Arum Khachaturian, Armenia's most famous composer. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Arum Khachaturian Museum |
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Collection of recordings in the former home of Arum Khachaturian. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Arum Khachaturian Museum |
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The composer's conducting suit. Posters for performances. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
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Arum Khachaturian Museum |
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Music score. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Metal items on sale in Yerevan's weekend "flea" market. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Woman with her laceware. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Carpet seller. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Clothes stall. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Two market traders. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Shoes made from crochet. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Backgammon sets. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Woman sewing. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Two men in the market. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Woman in the market. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Knitted dolls. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Yerevan |
Vernissage Market |
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Men playing backgammon. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Zvartnots |
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Zvartnots Cathedral was built in 661 and destroyed by an earthquake in 930. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Zvartnots |
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The Syrian style cathedral is circular. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Zvartnots |
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Detail of a column. |
2011 |
Armenia |
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Zvartnots |
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The Throne Room of the palace attached to the cathedral. |
2011 |