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13th century Maps of the World
13th century maps of the world showing Noah’s ark in the mountains of Armenia Noahs ark in the mountains of Armenia depicted on the 13th century worldmap, Ebstorfer mappamundi. The Ebstorf mappamundi...
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Saint Mesrop Mashtots
One of the greatest figures in Armenian history, he was born about 361 at Hassik in the Province of Taron; died at Valarsabad, 441. He was the son of Vartan of the family of the Mamikonians. Koryun,...
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Origins of Jerusalem cross
Armenian cross-stone on 4th century monastery Geghard. The Cross is arguably the most familiar symbol of Christianity, but nowhere is this iconography as crucial or culture-entrenched, as it is in...
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Fred Africkian –‘The Art of Letter-Type’ (1984)
Interesting examples of Armenian fonts from Fred’s book ‘The art of letter type’ published in 1984
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Eden in Armenia on 8th c. Turin world map
Eden in Armenia 8th century world map from Turin Full map, Turin mappamundi, 8th century Source: http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/album/ItemViewer.aspx?itemid=897129&suppress=N&imgindex=1
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Illustrations of Armenian women in 19th-20th century Persia
Armenian women in the late 19th- and early 20th-century Persia Armenian women in the late 19th- and early 20th-century Persia Armenian girl in Iran, late 17th CenturyThe Museum of Islamic Art,...
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Happy independence day, free Artsakh!
Today is the 22th independence day of the Armenian republic of Nagorno Karabakh, historically known as Artsakh. September 2, 1991, proved to be a landmark in the history of Nagorno-Karabakh and of the...
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Birthday Feast of King of Armenia
Birthday Feast of Nubien, King of Armenia, from ‘Le Conte de Meliacin’ by Girardin d’Amiens. French Gothic, 13th century manuscript. Original title: “Festin chez Nubien, roi d’Armenie, le jour de son...
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Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem visiting Armenia
Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem visiting the Armenian King Gosdantin III (Constantine III) in 1347, by Henri Delaborde – 1844
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Crusaders welcomed in Armenia
During the Crusades Armenians greatly aided the Europeans. Armenian aid to the Crusaders was described by Pope Gregory XIII in his Ecclesia Romana: “Among the good deeds which the Armenian people has...
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Armenians Celebrate First Baptisms at Aghtamar Since 1915
Article from Armenian Weekly – by Matthew Karanian For the first time since 1915, the Armenian Church performed the rite of baptism at the Church of the Holy Cross (Sourp Khatch) on Aghtamar Island in...
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Dvin the ancient Armenian city
Artifacts found in Dvin, ancient capital of Armenia Dvin was one of the most ancient settlements of the Armenian Highland and an ancient capital of Armenia, traced back as far as the 3rd millennium BC....
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PeopleOfAr on Facebook :)
Hi guys I’ve recently opened up a page on Facebook, make sure to it https://www.facebook.com/peopleofar
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New Armenian Church to open in Moscow
The Armenian Church compound built in the center of Moscow occupies territory of 1.32 hectares. The construction work based on a new design commenced in 2006. The compound comprises the Cathedral, a...
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Long lost Armenian monastery found inside a rock!
Partial views of the south-western chapel of Tzarakar Monastery The discovery The renown ancient Armenian monastery complex ‘Tzarakar’ has been discovered near the village of Chukurayva, 5 kms...
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Vintage postcards of Famous Armenians
M. Nalbandyan, Armenian poet Raffi renown Armenian poet P. Adamyan , Armenian poet Hobelean Awetis Aharonean, Armenian writer G. Sundukyan Gnouni-Marim Tiflis P. Adamyan , Armenian poet...
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Colored Armenian postcards from the 50ies
Lake Sevan – 1957 Ararat valley – 1957 – Armenia USSR Armenia Yerevan, Lenin square , 50ies. Yerevan – Stalin Avenue – 1957 Yerevan 1960 Gyumush Hydroelectric Power Station – 1957 – Armenia...
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Map of Armenia Major, Colchis, Iberia, Albania 1655
Description: ArmeniaMaior, Colchis, Iberia, Albania Date: 1655 A.D. Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France Author: Jan L’Huilier (17th century) – Engraver: Nicolas Sanson (1600–1667)
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