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Album Name: At II
Site: Akdamar
Country: Turkey
Region: Historic Armenia, Eastern Turkey
Location: 38° 20’ N, 43° 02’ E
Cultures: Armenian
Author: Robert W. Edwards
Year(s): 1973
Description: Color Transparencies

	Image	Description
	At II.1	view NW across Lake Van at Aghtʽamar island and the single boat that provided transportation in 1973 (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.2	view NW at Aghtʽamar island (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.3	view SE from Aghtʽamar island across Lake Van (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.4	view SE at the exterior of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.5	view NW at the exterior of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.6	view E at the interior of the collapsed chapel near the southeast corner of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.7	view NW at the exterior of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar; the porch fronting the south door was added in the 18th c. (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.8	view N at the interior of the south entrance of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.9	view E into apse of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar. At the time that the church was converted into a mosque the original painted plaster was covered by a bluish lime-based wash. Seepage from rain and melting snow have caused a chemical reaction that destroyed much of the original art (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.10	view of the interior of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.11	view of the interior of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.12	view of the interior of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.13	view NE at the exterior of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.14	view E at the west façade of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar; on the left is King Gagik presenting a model of the church to Christ on the right; in the center supported by angels is the very transitory figure of Robert W. Edwards sitting in the window (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.15	view NW at the west flank of the south façade of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar; scenes from the life of Jonah and in the medallions above are several prophets (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.16	view NE at the south facade of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.17	view NW at the south facade of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar; detail of At II.16, showing heroic figures, including St. Theodore slaying the dragon (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.18	view SE at entrance to the gavitʽ at the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.19	view NW at the east façade of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar; scene with Adam and Eve (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.20	view E at a detail of the west façade of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.21	view W at the east façade of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.22	view SW at the east façade of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)
	At II.23	view NE through the cemetery of the Church of the Holy Cross at Aghtʽamar (Robert W. Edwards, 1973)

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