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ترکیه. استان وان. جزیره آختامار
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Akdamar Island
During his reign, King Gagik I Artsruni (r. 908-943/944) of the Armenian Kingdom of Vaspurakan chose the island as one of his residences. He founded a settlement and erected a large square palace richly decorated with frescoes, built a dock noted for its complex hydrotechnical engineering, laid out streets, gardens, and orchards, and planted trees and designed areas of recreation for himself and his court. The only surviving structure from that period is the Palatine Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցի Surb Khach yekeġetsi). It was built of pink volcanic tuff by the architect-monk Manuel during the years 915-921, with an interior measuring 14.80m × 11.5m and the dome reaching 20.40m above ground. In later centuries, and until 1915, it formed part of a monastic complex, the ruins of which can still be seen to the south of the church. Between 1116 and 1895 the island was the location of the Catholicosate of Aghtamar of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Khachatur III, who died in 1895, was the last Catholicos of Aght'amar. On August 28, 2010, a small solar energy power plant was opened on the island, to provide local installations with electricity. Wikipedia
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Photo Info

Camera: Nikon D90
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Lens: VR AF-S NIKKOR18-105mm1:3.5-5.6G ED-DX
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
Shutter Speed: 1/500
F-Stop: f/11.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 18 mm
35 mm Focal Length in sensor crop: 27 mm
Memory: TOSHIBA SDHC,RAW
Filter: Kenko UV 67mm JAPAN
Date Taken: 2022-04-21 12:26
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
File Size: 6991 k