Armenian Church, Bucharest
The Armenian Church | |
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The church in 2013 | |
Address | Bd. Carol I, nr. 43, Sector 2 |
Country | Romania |
Language(s) | Classical Armenian, Armenian |
Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Tradition | Oriental Orthodox |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Grigore Mithridate Buiucliu Dimitrie Maimarolu Grigore Cerchez |
Style | Armenian architecture |
Groundbreaking | 1911 |
Completed | 1915 |
The Armenian Church (Romanian: Biserica Armenească) is an Armenian Apostolic church located at 43 Carol I Boulevard in Bucharest, Romania. It is dedicated to the Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
Presentation
[edit]The cornerstone was laid in July 1911, and building proceeded according to the plans of architects Dimitrie Maimarolu and Grigore Cerchez , who was of Armenian origin. The design resembles Etchmiadzin Cathedral. Work was completed in September 1915. In the yard, the surrounding complex includes a bishop's residence, a library and diocesan museum, a cultural center, a kindergarten, and the Union of Armenians of Romania headquarters.[1]
The church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs, as are the library and the statue of Andranik.[2]
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Exterior
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Interior
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Cultural center entrance
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Cross in memory of the Armenian genocide
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Andranik statue
Notes
[edit]- ^ Neculai Ionescu-Ghinea and Lucia Stoica, Enciclopedia lăcașurilor de cult din București, vol. I, pp. 98-9. Bucharest: Editura Universalia, 2005, ISBN 978-973-772-212-6
- ^ (in Romanian) Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Municipiul București Archived 2018-09-10 at the Wayback Machine