Reportage : Ani, the Ancient Armenian Capital and the city of a thousand and one churches. Ani, l'ancienne Capitale Armenian et la ville de mille et une églises.

Ani, the Ancient Armenian Capital and the city of a thousand and one churches. Ani, l ancienne Capitale Armenian et la ville de mille et une églises.
10 juillet 2016
Ani, the Ancient Armenian Capital and the city of a thousand and one churches. Ani, l'ancienne Capitale Armenian et la ville de mille et une églises.

© Alfred YAGHOBZADEH / Divergence

The outer wall here is almost as strong as the inner one, and has a massive tower lavishly decorated with polychrome stonework. These decorative additions, and others (like a prominent cross sculpted in contrasting black stone) suggest that the walls were designed almost as much for effect as for defense. Beyond this section, the wall is very fragmentary until it reaches the ruins of a palace (whose walls formed part of the city wall).. the empty, crumbling site of the once-great metropolis of Ani, known as "the city of a thousand and one churches." Founded more than 1,600 years ago, Ani was situated on several trade routes, and grew to become a walled city of more than 100,000 residents by the 11th century. In the centuries that followed, Ani and the surrounding region were conquered hundreds of times. Ani. Turkey. 28/06/2016

Lieu : ANI, TURKEY

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