St. Giragos Armenian Church Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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A nice, interesting church
Church of St. Giragos is the largest Armenian church in the Middle East, was built in the early 1500s (according to Wikipedia) and it was subsequently restored several times. The yard is big, the chur...
I thought this Armenian church was gorgeous. It sits in the middle of a Kurdish town in Turkey and yet the government is spending a bunch of money to refurbish it. It's currently closed for the ren...
I last saw this as a ruin before the last restoration. After the latest destruction in 2015-17 the church is again being rebuilt as are other historic buildings in the Sur area. This will likely be ...
at this time the biggest existing Armenian church in Turkey
it is really worth looking for and visiting this church, an emblem for a recent pst history of the Armenian community in Anatolia; a very nice place to walk, with a small garden and terrace to have a ...
Unfortunately this was closed when we visited in May - it was too early in the morning. However, it looks very interesting, and it has recently been restored.
A nice, interesting church
Church of St. Giragos is the largest Armenian church in the Middle East, was built in the early 1500s (according to Wikipedia) and it was subsequently restored several times. The yard is big, the chur...
Christian Church in Kurdistan
I thought this Armenian church was gorgeous. It sits in the middle of a Kurdish town in Turkey and yet the government is spending a bunch of money to refurbish it. It's currently closed for the ren...
Closed for restoration until 2021
I last saw this as a ruin before the last restoration. After the latest destruction in 2015-17 the church is again being rebuilt as are other historic buildings in the Sur area. This will likely be ...
at this time the biggest existing Armenian church in Turkey
it is really worth looking for and visiting this church, an emblem for a recent pst history of the Armenian community in Anatolia; a very nice place to walk, with a small garden and terrace to have a ...
Not the easiest church to find, but worthwhile
Unfortunately this was closed when we visited in May - it was too early in the morning. However, it looks very interesting, and it has recently been restored.