Armenian Cross

Armenian cross

An Armenian cross is a symbol that combines a cross with a floral postament or elements. In the Armenian Christianity it was combined with the Christian cross and this design was often used for high crosses (khachkar) – a free-standing cross made of stone and often richly decorated.

Gallery

The Holy Savior khachkar in Haghpat (1273)
An Amenaprkich khachkhar in Etchmiadzin
Amenaprkich khatchkar with two others at the Sourp Nshan Church in downtown Beirut, Lebanon (2001)
A khackhar at the Armenian Catholicossate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon
A khachkar in Sanahin
A modern, Amenaprkich-type, khachkar in Novi Sad, Serbia (1993)
A large 13th century khachkar at Gandzasar Monastery in Nagorno-Karabakh
The famous double khachkars of the Memorial Bell-Tower of the Dadivank Monastery in Nagorno-Karabakh
Modern khachkar (1999), St. James Armenian Church in Watertown, MA, USA