Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, Gyumri

Name: Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God
Address: Gyumri, Armenia

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Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, Gyumri

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Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, also known as the Our Lady of Seven Wounds, is a 19th-century church in Gyumri, Armenia. Occupying the northern side of the Vartanants Square, the cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Shirak of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The church was constructed between 1873 and 1884. ()

Local name: Սուրբ Յոթ Վերք Completed: 1884 (140 years ago)Architectural style: Armenian architectureCoordinates: 40°47'10"N, 43°50'32"E

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Nearby attractions include: Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum, Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters, Statue of Avetik Isahakyan, Vartanants Square.

~570 ftNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum, Gyumri
3 min walk • The Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum was founded in 1983 in the Kumayri historic district of Gyumri, Armenia, and opened in 2003. The museum is devoted to the exhibition and preservation of the Armenian poet Hovhannes Shiraz's personal belongings, manuscripts and works.
~360 ftW
Art museum, Art gallery, Museum
Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters, Gyumri
2 min walk • The Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters is a gallery in Armenia, exhibiting the complete collection of the painting, graphic, ceramic works of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan sisters. It holds the largest collection of the Aslamazyan sisters' paintings, prints, drawings, and ceramic works of any museum in the world.
~1750 ftNE
Memorial
Statue of Avetik Isahakyan, Gyumri
9 min walk • Statue of Avetik Isahakyan is a monumental statue. It is situated in front of the Gyumri theater in Gyumri theater square in Shirak Province, Armenia.
~380 ftSW
Square
Vartanants Square, Gyumri
2 min walk • Vartanants Square or Vardanants Square, is the large central town square in Gyumri, Armenia. It is bordered by the Abovyan street from the west, Gai street from the north, Shahumyan street from the east and Vahan Cheraz street from the south.
0.4 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Dzitoghtsyan Museum of National Architecture, Gyumri
10 min walk • Officially Dzitoghtsyan House-Museum of Social Life and National Architecture, is a museum in the Kumayri historic district of Gyumri, Armenia. It was founded in 1984 in the Dzitoghtsyan family house, dating back to the 19th century.
0.5 miNE
Square
Independence Square, Gyumri
13 min walk • Independence Square is a large square at the centre of Gyumri city, Armenia. It is the second square of the city after the central Vartanants Square. The square is intersected by the streets of Khrimian Hayrik, Garegin Nzhdeh, Alex Manoogian, Sayat Nova Avenue and Tigranes the Great Avenue.
0.9 miW
Historical place, Military base, Forts and castles
Black Fortress, Gyumri
24 min walk • Sev Berd or Black Fortress is an abandoned Russian imperial fortress in Gyumri, Shirak Province, Armenia. The fortress, which lies 8 kilometres from the Turkish border, was built in response to the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829.
~1800 ftSE
Church
Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs, Gyumri
9 min walk • Cathedral of the Holy Martyrs, in Gyumri, Armenia, is the cathedral of the Ordinariate for Armenia, Georgia, Russia, and Eastern Europe of the Armenian Catholic Church.
1 miSW
Historical place, Monuments and statues, Memorial
Mother Armenia, Gyumri
26 min walk • The Mother Armenia monumental statue is a female personification of Armenia, located in the city of Gyumri. It resembles the monumental complex of Mother Armenia in the capital Yerevan. It was erected in 1975 on a hill west of Gyumri city. It was composed by sculptors Ara Sargsian, Gaspar Gasparyan and Yerem Vartanyan.
0.5 miW
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Gyumri City Stadium, Gyumri
13 min walk • Gyumri City Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Gyumri, Armenia. It is currently the home venue of the Armenian Premier League club FC Shirak of Gyumri. The current capacity of the stadium is 4,000 seats.

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Nearby attractions include Gallery of Mariam and Eranuhi Aslamazyan Sisters, Gyumri (2 min walk), Vartanants Square, Gyumri (2 min walk), Hovhannes Shiraz House-Museum, Gyumri (3 min walk), Statue of Avetik Isahakyan, Gyumri (9 min walk).

Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God, Gyumri

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