Hi all. Despite the fact that Art historians have neglected this matter, I
present you a famous Italian monument, dating back to the 11th century, with a lot of Armenian symbols in its façade: the Pomposa Abbey in NE Italy.
In fact, one can see, together various symbols connected to the numbers:
- 3 Katchars stuck on the wall
- the Tree of Life
- friezes in high relief depicting the Lion and the Eagle (Armenian symbols)
besides the Peaxxxx.
According to me, this Italian monument is strictly connected with the Holy
Cross church at Aghtamar in the Van lake:
http://www.lib.rpi.edu/dept/library...rmArch/Agh.html
The Aghtamar church was built only few years before the one of Pomposa.
With my best regards
--
Menotti Passarella
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www.pomposa.info
