Culture

Photo of an Armenian church in Iran won the prestigious Wiki Loves Monuments competition

Photo of the Armenian Catholic Church of St. John in Iran, authored by Farzin Izaddust Dar, won the annual international prestigious photo competition Wiki Loves Monuments 2020.

“In harmony between nature and culture, the church seems to float against a snowy background,” says the description of the photo.

“This picture is absolutely amazing,” said one of the jury members about the picture of the Armenian church.

The photographer captured this shot a day after the blizzard began and submitted the photo to Wiki Loves Monuments.

It should also be noted that the 4th place in this competition was a colorful photo of the Vakil bazaar in the Iranian city of Shiraz, taken by Sorush Javadyan from the air.

“In this original shot, Javadyan gives a glimpse of life in the bazaar with its mixture of vibrant colors, smells and sensations,” the description says.

In total, fifteen frames were selected for the eleventh annual Wiki Loves Monuments Photo Contest from over 230,000 entries from nearly 7,700 participants.

Source: www.panarmenian.net Translation by Art-A-Tsolum

Vigen Avetisyan

Recent Posts

From Lake Van to Yerevan: The Bronze Helmet of Urartu, the First Armenia

The crested bronze helmet on the left of this comparison was not made by a…

8 hours ago

A Tower Crowned by a Lion-Rider: Reading a Bronze Age Cult Vessel Through the Lens of the Armenian Highlands

A small, weathered piece of fired clay — barely 31 centimeters tall — sits today…

3 days ago

A Hand Reaching Through Three Millennia: The Bronze Pendant from Yeghvard

Pendant (Amulet) in the Shape of a Human Hand | 7th–6th centuries BC | Yeghvard…

2 weeks ago

Duduk (Tsiranapogh): The Ancient Voice of Armenia from the Bronze Age to UNESCO Heritage

Introduction The duduk (Armenian: դուդուկ)—traditionally known as tsiranapogh (ծիրանափող, “apricot-wood pipe”)—is one of the most…

2 weeks ago

The Earliest Known Mention of Yerevan in Armenian Epigraphy: The 874 Inscription of Sevanavank

Perched on the rocky peninsula of Lake Sevan, the medieval monastery of Sevanavank preserves one…

3 weeks ago

The Land of Kajants: Language, Kings, and Gods

Reconsidering the Language and Sacred Heritage of Urartu in Armenian Historical Thought For more than…

1 month ago