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ROME PRESENTS THE TREASURES OF DVIN, THE MEDIEVAL CAPITAL OF ARMENIA
Rome Reports, Italy
Nov 15 2011
November 15, 2011. (Romereports.com) Twenty years ago, Armenia
gained independence from the Soviet Union. To remember this event,
Rome has opened its doors to an elaborate exhibition on the city of
Dvin, the capital of Armenia between the fifth and ninth centuries.
Rouben Karapetian, Ambassador of Armenia to Italy "It was we used
to say the capital linking West and East, and it was the capital of
the silk road. The Armenian historian Shirakavan, as I mentioned in
my speech, there were six commercial roads going out from the city
linking to the silk road and to different parts of the world."
Dvin had 150,000 inhabitants and was an important trade center during
medieval times. But in the year 893 an earthquake destroyed the city.
The only thing to survive were different works of art and a memory
of the city.
These works of art gives a sense of greatness the society held,
displayed by these glass plates and ceramics, crucifixes and pots
made of silver and bronze, as well as old coins from the time period
and tapestries that tell the life of Christ.
One in particular shows two chapters of the crucifixion and a model
of a church sculpted in stone. A bible from the fifth century is
also presented, which was the first book written using the Armenian
alphabet.
Rouben Karapetian, Ambassador of Armenia to Italy
"We wanted to present a small part of the heritage and the high level
of the culture that existed. An art in ceremonies, in a manuscript,
in the frescoes and in carpet as you have seen the one 'govelen'
of the 8th century of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Armenia is
the first Christian nation in the world, we adopted Christianity in
301. We are also proud to have our small part of some artifacts of
the Armenian Church."
During the inauguration, traditional music was played with an Armenian
flute called a 'duduk'. The exhibition is open to the public until
January 29, 2012 and is expected to host the President of Armenia in
a few weeks.
http://www.romereports.com/palio/rome-presents-the-treasures-of-dvin-the-medieval-capital-of-armenia-english-5404.html
Rome Reports, Italy
Nov 15 2011
November 15, 2011. (Romereports.com) Twenty years ago, Armenia
gained independence from the Soviet Union. To remember this event,
Rome has opened its doors to an elaborate exhibition on the city of
Dvin, the capital of Armenia between the fifth and ninth centuries.
Rouben Karapetian, Ambassador of Armenia to Italy "It was we used
to say the capital linking West and East, and it was the capital of
the silk road. The Armenian historian Shirakavan, as I mentioned in
my speech, there were six commercial roads going out from the city
linking to the silk road and to different parts of the world."
Dvin had 150,000 inhabitants and was an important trade center during
medieval times. But in the year 893 an earthquake destroyed the city.
The only thing to survive were different works of art and a memory
of the city.
These works of art gives a sense of greatness the society held,
displayed by these glass plates and ceramics, crucifixes and pots
made of silver and bronze, as well as old coins from the time period
and tapestries that tell the life of Christ.
One in particular shows two chapters of the crucifixion and a model
of a church sculpted in stone. A bible from the fifth century is
also presented, which was the first book written using the Armenian
alphabet.
Rouben Karapetian, Ambassador of Armenia to Italy
"We wanted to present a small part of the heritage and the high level
of the culture that existed. An art in ceremonies, in a manuscript,
in the frescoes and in carpet as you have seen the one 'govelen'
of the 8th century of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Armenia is
the first Christian nation in the world, we adopted Christianity in
301. We are also proud to have our small part of some artifacts of
the Armenian Church."
During the inauguration, traditional music was played with an Armenian
flute called a 'duduk'. The exhibition is open to the public until
January 29, 2012 and is expected to host the President of Armenia in
a few weeks.
http://www.romereports.com/palio/rome-presents-the-treasures-of-dvin-the-medieval-capital-of-armenia-english-5404.html