Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Khachkars

Diaspora communities and governments have erected khachkars as public monuments on multiple continents: a cross-stone was installed at Vienna's Schwedenplatz in 2012 to mark Armenian-Austrian diplomatic relations, while others stand in Buenos Aires and Glendale, California. Each installation continues the medieval function of the khachkar as a commissioned civic and memorial monument.

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Diasporaย communitiesย andย governmentsย haveย erectedย khachkarsย asย publicย monumentsย onย multipleย continents:ย aย cross-stoneย wasย installedย atย Vienna'sย Schwedenplatzย inย 2012ย toย markย Armenian-Austrianย diplomaticย relations,ย whileย othersย standย inย Buenosย Airesย andย Glendale,ย California.ย Eachย installationย continuesย theย medievalย functionย ofย theย khachkarย asย aย commissionedย civicย andย memorialย monument.ย 

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