As soon as you enter the main gate you would be confronted by this half church. It was only broken by lightning in 1967 so visitors before then would have seen it intact. Any picture or all pictures of Ani would have this as their main focus. It is like being a poster child for Ani. It is a showcase of Armenian architecture in those days. When the dome of the Haghia Sophia in Istanbul was broken, they hired an Armenian architect from these parts to redesign and fix the dome that we still see today. This church has come to epitomize Ani. It is still so hauntingly beautiful. There are ghosts here (we didn't encounter any) these monuments testify to their presence.
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