- Trdat the Architect
Trdat the Architect (c. 950-1020) ( _hy. Տրդատ ճարտարապետ), known in
Latin as Tiridates, was chiefarchitect of theBagratuni Dynasty ofArmenia .In 961,
Ashot III moved his capital fromKars to the greatcity ofAni where he assembled newpalace s and rebuilt thewall s. TheCatholicosate was moved to theArkina district in thesuburb s of Ani where Trdat completed the building of the Catholicosal palace and the Mother Cathedral of Ani. Thiscathedral offers an example of a cruciformdome dchurch within a rectangular plan. [F. Macler, Armenia, The Kingdom of the Bagratides, The Cambridge Ancient History, vol. IV, p. 161.] [Gevork Nazaryan - The Architecture of Armenia]After a great
earthquake in 989 ruined the dome ofHagia Sophia , the Byzantine officials summoned Trdat toByzantium to organize repairs. The restored dome was completed by 994. [Routledge, 101-124. Maranci, C. 2003. “The architect Trdat: building practices and cross-cultural exchange in Byzantium and Armenia”]Trdat is also thought to have designed or supervised the construction of Surb Nshan (completed 991), the oldest structure at
Haghpat Monastery . [Hovhanesian, K. The Architect Trdat, Erevan, 1951, pp. 59-83.]References
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*"Architecture and the Church in Armenia," Student Center, University of Texas at Austin, November 15, 2003.
*"An Armenian Architect in Byzantium's Court: The Career and Building Practices of Trdat," The Oriental Institute, The University of Chicago, May 14, 2003.
* "Armenian Architecture as Aryan Architecture: The Role of Indo-European Scholarship in the Theories of Josef Strzygowski"External links
* [http://www.virtualani.org/cathedral/index.htm The Ani cathedral]
* [http://www.armeniad.com/Excerpts.aspx The Armeniad]
* [http://www.cac-biodiversity.org/arm/arm_cities.htm Cities and sites in Armenia]
* [http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/iaa_architecture/gagikashen.htm The Tetraconch Church]
* [http://armlet1600.sci.am/armenianart2.php?langid=3 Armenian Architecture]
* [http://www.visitarmenia.org/html/resources.html Visit Armenia Website]
* [http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/06/waa/ht06waa.htm Anatolia and Caucasia]
* [http://www.armeniafest.com/history/armenian_culture_architecture.html Christianity and Armenian Culture]
* [http://www.sah.org/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=180 Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians]
* [http://www.magicaljourneys.com/Turkey/turkey-interest-istanbul-hagiasophia.html Hagia Sophia (Church of Holy Wisdom)]
* [https://www.crystalfigurines.net/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=175 St. Sophia Church]
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