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Armenian Cross

The traditional Armenian cross is a symbol of gratitude.

  1. Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )


    1994 Placed.

    2010 Armenian crosses were declared monuments of world cultural heritage by UNESCO.

  2. Ottoman era (1453- 1912)


  3. Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)


  4. Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)


  5. Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)


  6. Classical era (478-323 BC)


  7. Archaic era (800-479 BC)


  8. Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)


  9. Prehistory (-1100 BC)


What I can see

It is a stone sculpture, a work by Sarkis Danelian, and the traditional Armenian cross “khachkar”, which means “cross stone”, has many decorative elements, inspired by religion and folk tradition. At the base, there is an inscription of gratitude by the Armenian Government.

What I can't see

The stone cross is a symbol of faith, gratitude, victory, protection from the evil eye and hope for the salvation of the soul in Armenian tradition. It is placed in prominent places and the first crosses date back to the 9th century, after the liberation of the Armenians from the Arabs. This art flourishes to this day and there are 40,000 Armenian crosses around the world. With the independence of Armenia in 1991, but also the problems from wars and earthquakes, there was a great mobility in Greece, especially from the Armenian community of Thessaloniki. Since 1992, Thessaloniki had been a hub for humanitarian missions and humanitarian aid from the West to Armenia. The khachkar, therefore, is a symbolic gesture of gratitude by Armenians to Greece and the USA.

Info

  • Address: Tsimiski & Theotoka St.

Bibliography

Ζafeiris Ch., (2014), Θεσσαλονίκη, η παρουσία των απόντων, η κληρονομιά Ρωμαίων, Μουσουλμάνων, Εβραίων, Ντονμέδων, Φράγκων, Αρμενίων και Σλάβων, [Thessaloniki, the presense of the absent, the heritage of Romans, Muslims, Jews, Doenme, Franks, Armenians and Slavs], Thessaloniki: Epikentro

 

Zafeiris Ch. (1997), Θεσσαλονίκης Εγκόλπιον, ιστορία, πολιτισμός, η πόλη σήμερα, γεύσεις, μουσεία, μνημεία, διαδρομές, [Thessaloniki Handbook, history, culture, the city today, flavours, museums, routes], Athens: Exantas

 

Orfanidis D., (2016), Υπαίθρια Γλυπτά της Θεσσαλονίκης, παράμετροι υποβάθμισης και φθοράς των υλικών τους, Διπλωματική Εργασία, [Outdoor Sculptures of Thessaloniki, parameters of degradation and wear of their materials], A.U.Th.

 

Tsitiridis G., (2019), Αρμένικος Σταυρός του Σαρκίς Δανελιάν, [Armenian Cross by Sarkis Danelian], in Parallaxi,

https://parallaximag.gr/thessaloniki-news/anakalypse-ta-glypta-tis-polis-armenikos-stavros-tou-sarkis-danelian

Last visit 2/11/2024