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Kümbet Mosque or Apostles Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Առաքելոց Եկեղեցի) is a historical building in Kars. The Hagia Sophia of the East.
history
It was built as an Armenian-Georgian church in the 10th century during the reign of Bagratli Kingdom in Kars and its vicinity. The church built by King Abas was finished in five years. This structure was built to commemorate the 12 Apostles, who had a great sanctity for Christianity rather than a place of worship.

Later, in 1064, this church was converted into a mosque and became Kümbet Mosque. When the region came under Russian domination, the mosque was converted into a Russian Orthodox church. In 1964, it was turned into a museum and the historical artifacts obtained from the excavations in Kars began to be exhibited here. This old place of worship, also known as the Kars Museum, continued this function until 1981. Since 1993 it is still used as a mosque. Kars Municipality has made an attempt to rebuild this museum.

Architectural

The structure has perpendicular angles with four centrally planned niches. The dome is conical in shape and the niches under the dome are round inside and pentagon outside. The main entrance of the building is on the west side. There are also two gates on the south and north sides. The apse is semicircular. In addition to this, the 12-dome main space under the dome, which also includes the apse, is illuminated with 8 thin and long vaulted windows. The Church of the Apostles is made of smooth cut basalt stone unique to the region. It has typical characteristics of Armenian churches in terms of architecture.


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