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Armenia is the oldest Christian nation in the world,
and was the first country to develop its own Christian architecture style. All Armenian churches
were built from basalt and tufa, an easily sculptable stone that
would harden over time. Echmiadzin Cathedral was constructed in the fifth
century where Christ was said to have descended and struck the ground with a
golden hammer. Over the years, the church was added to
extensively, and today, very little of the original structure remains.
At one time, the cathedral had a wooden roof, but
it had to be replaced with stone because of rot.
- Echmiadzin Cathedral
- Echmiadzin, Armenia
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