Talk:Cathedral of Ani

Dome
What a beautiful old building. I would love to see it someday. But what about this "dome" described in the text? The image of the model shown at the bottom of the page shows a cone-shaped spire on top of the building. That's not a "dome". A dome is generally hemispherical; a pointed roof like that qualifies as a "spire", albeit a short one. Is it possible that the creator of the model was mistaken? I always thought that eastern architecture preferred hemispherical domes, and such a dome would match the rounded tops of the arches in the wall. The rounded arches and pointed spires just look odd together. I could see a later architect putting up such a pointed spire if the original dome collapsed or was never completed, but it's hard to imagine that that is what the building was supposed to look like originally. AnnaGoFast (talk) 00:56, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Requested move 6 July 2016

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The result of the move request was: No consensus for the move. No such user (talk) 13:51, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

Cathedral of Ani → Ani Cathedral – Cologne Cathedral, Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Milan Cathedral, etc Ե րևանցի  talk  10:44, 6 July 2016 (UTC) --Relisting. No such user (talk) 11:22, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Oppose – Hundreds of articles on cathedrals are named "Cathedral of X". The form "X Cathedral" appears to be mostly used for major cathedrals, which Ani isn't (although it does look charming). — JFG talk 09:25, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Provide examples, please. And yes it is a major cathedral. Please take a few minutes and read the article. The Turks don't call it "Great Cathedral" for no reason. -- Ե րևանցի talk  20:13, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Cathedral of Aveiro, Cathedral of Trier, Cathedral of Faro, Cathedral of Veracruz, Cathedral of Córdoba, etc. In fairness, there are also hundreds of articles titled "X Cathedral" so the Wikipedia community doesn't seem to feel strongly one way or the other. Are there more sources naming this one "Ani Cathedral" vs. "Cathedral of Ani"? The historical book search favors "Cathedral of Ani". — JFG talk 08:43, 19 July 2016 (UTC)


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Quarry explosions
In September Tiptoethrutheminefield removed—without discussing—an entire section titled Quarry explosions by dismissing it as "propaganda" and claiming that "source says no such thing". The paragraph contained 4 sources (mostly Turkish) which talk about expositions on the Armenian side. The Los Angeles Times article by Amberin Zaman (a journalist friendly to Armenians) is alone sufficient. Even if it is Turkish propaganda, it is notable. Armenian officials have offered rebuttals. I've now added an Armenian source, from the architecture historian Samvel Karapetyan who witnessed the explosion and its effect on Ani himself. -- Ե րևանցի talk  14:17, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
 * That is the problem with Wikipedia and sources containing blatant lies. Unlike Amberin Zaman, and unlike you, I was at Ani that day forthat event - and there were no quarry explosions at all that day. And explosions from the dozen or so quarries on the Armenian side continue to this day. This GA article is full of lies regarding the condition of the cathedral - unfortunately there are many people and groups who want to enrich their pockets or political goals by being involved in as expensive and heavy-handed a "restoration" as possible. Tiptoethrutheminefield (talk) 15:11, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Why do you not find sources for your claims? Neither you nor I are not reliable sources ourselves. You are implying there is a conspiracy. I've simply used the existing sources for this article. -- Ե րևանցի  talk  10:16, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

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