Guest Чингиз Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Detonations at Armenian stone quarries damaged some of the ruins located in the 6000-year-old city of Ani on the Turkish-Armenian border. Sabit Osman Avci, who is President of the Protection of Historical Heritage Foundation and a former Speaker of the Turkish Parliament (TBMM), conducted studies in the region. Avci said that up until two years ago there was only one stone quarry in the region; now the number is eight. He warned that the dynamite being detonated at these quarries damaged the ancient city of Ani. "They [Armenians] clamor that Turkey destroys Ani," explained Avci. "Here are the stone quarries. The dynamite exploded in these quarries causes serious damage to the standing buildings in Ani over the course of time. The stone quarries in question should be closed." The ancient ruins of Ani are among the 100 historical works that need to be protected in the world. The ancient city was a great center of trade and is mentioned in records of the Silk Road from the Middle Ages. Examples of Sasani, Arabic, Armenian, and Seljuk architecture can be found among the Ani ruins. Ani is home to the first Turkish mosque built in Anatolia, Ebul Menucehr. Members of the Seljuk Dynasty built the mosque in 1072. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Shirakatsi Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Detonations at Armenian stone quarries damaged some of the ruins located in the 6000-year-old city of Ani on the Turkish-Armenian border. Sabit Osman Avci, who is President of the Protection of Historical Heritage Foundation and a former Speaker of the Turkish Parliament (TBMM), conducted studies in the region. Avci said that up until two years ago there was only one stone quarry in the region; now the number is eight. He warned that the dynamite being detonated at these quarries damaged the ancient city of Ani. "They [Armenians] clamor that Turkey destroys Ani," explained Avci. "Here are the stone quarries. The dynamite exploded in these quarries causes serious damage to the standing buildings in Ani over the course of time. The stone quarries in question should be closed." The ancient ruins of Ani are among the 100 historical works that need to be protected in the world. The ancient city was a great center of trade and is mentioned in records of the Silk Road from the Middle Ages. Examples of Sasani, Arabic, Armenian, and Seljuk architecture can be found among the Ani ruins. Ani is home to the first Turkish mosque built in Anatolia, Ebul Menucehr. Members of the Seljuk Dynasty built the mosque in 1072. ← Chingiz, ya znayu ab etom kamenalomne, i eto kanechno ne xarasho... No ya xachu a drugom. prosto abidno kak turki predstavlyayut istoriyu Ani. Nikti ne gavarit chto eto drevnaya Armyanskaya stalica, a na nadpisyax tolko to, chto eto xristianskiye cerkvi... Avot chto pishet Briatannica pra istoriyu etovo goroda... "Ani ancient city site in extreme eastern Turkey. Ani lies east of Kars and along the Arpaçay (Akhuryan) River, which forms the border with Armenia to the east. Situated along a major east-west caravan route, Ani first rose to prominence in the 5th century AD and had become a flourishing town by the time Ashot III the Merciful (reigned 952–977), the Bagratid king of Armenia, transferred his capital there from Kars in 961. Thus began a golden age for the city, which was beautified under two subsequent Bagratid rulers. The many churches built there during this period included some of the finest examples of medieval architecture. With a peak population of about 100,000 by the early 11th century, Ani was larger than any European city and rivaled Baghdad, Cairo, and Constantinople in its size and magnificence. It remained the chief city of Armenia until Mongol raids in the 13th century and a devastating earthquake in 1319 sent it into an irreparable decline. Eventually the site was abandoned. The handful of surviving churches and the remnants of the city walls attest to the extraordinary quality of Armenian stonework during the Middle Ages. The modern Turkish village of Ocakli is nearby". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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