Temple area of Surb Ghazanchetsots Armenian Cathedral (Shusha)

Built between 1868 and 1887, the cathedral was consecrated in 1888. It was damaged during the March 1920 massacre of Armenians of the city by Azerbaijanis and experienced a decades-long decline, well into the Soviet period. During the first Nagorno-Karabakh War Azerbaijan used the cathedral as an armoury to store hundreds of missiles. The cathedral was extensively restored in the aftermath of the first war and reconsecrated in 1998. It is a landmark of Shusha and Karabakh and is a listed cultural and historical monument of the unrecognised Republic of Artsakh. Subsequently, during the 2020 war, it was damaged by Azerbaijani attacks. Videos posted on Azerbaijani social media platforms show that the statues of angels that adorned the gate of the entrance to Gazanchetsots Cathedral in Shushi have been destroyed, while the gates have also been removed.
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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazanchetsots_Cathedral
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Coordinates:  39°45'32"N 46°44'50"E
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