Cathedral of Kars

The Cathedral of Kars, also known as the Holy Apostles Church is a former Armenian Apostolic church in Kars, eastern Turkey. Built in the mid-10th century by the Armenian Bagratid King Abas I, it was converted into a mosque in 1579. In the 19th and early 20th century it was converted into a Russian Orthodox and later Armenian cathedral. In 1993 it was agai…
The Cathedral of Kars, also known as the Holy Apostles Church is a former Armenian Apostolic church in Kars, eastern Turkey. Built in the mid-10th century by the Armenian Bagratid King Abas I, it was converted into a mosque in 1579. In the 19th and early 20th century it was converted into a Russian Orthodox and later Armenian cathedral. In 1993 it was again converted into a mosque and is called Kümbet Mosque. It currently comprises part of a larger Islamic complex that includes the Evliya Mosque, the biggest mosque in Kars.
  • Location: Kars, Turkey
  • Completed: 937, 943, or 967
  • Affiliation: Sunni Islam
  • Rite: Armenian Apostolic cathedral (until 1065) · Mosque (1579–1877) · Russian Orthodox cathedral (1877–1918) · Mosque (1918–19) · Armenian Apostolic church (1919–20) · Kars Museum (1964–78) · Mosque (1993–present)
  • Style: Armenian
  • Founder: Abas I of Armenia
  • Groundbreaking: 930 or 931–2
Data from: en.wikipedia.org