Toros Toramanian in Ani, 1907 Born: March 18, 1864Toros Toramanian on a 2014 Armenian stamp
Toros Toramanian (Armenian: Թորոս Թորամանեան; 1864 – March 1, 1934) was a prominent Armenian architect and architectural historian. He is considered "the father of Armenian architectural historiography."[1] Christina Maranci credited him with "establishing the practical foundation for the study of Armenian architecture with his "extensive field work, measurements, plans, and photographs."[2]
^Armen, Garbis (1992), An Architecture of Survival, p. 71, ISBN 0-9695988-0-7
^Maranci, Christina (1998). Medieval Armenian Architecture in historiography: Josef Strygowski and His Legacy (PhD thesis). Princeton University. p. 45. OCLC 40827094.
TorosToramanian (Armenian: Թորոս Թորամանեան; 1864 – March 1, 1934) was a prominent Armenian architect and architectural historian. He is considered "the...
the left. The ruins in the early 20th century (published in 1918) TorosToramanian sitting on part of the pediment The ruins in 1947 In 1880 the Russian...
circular from a distance. Many scholars accept the 1905 reconstruction by TorosToramanian, who worked on the original excavations and who proposed that the building...
Reconstruction by Texier (1842) Cross section of the church per TorosToramanian Reconstruction by Toramanian Reconstruction by Wilhelm Lübke (1881) ground plan Ani...
which may reflect time, place, and the creativity of its designer. TorosToramanian distinguished the following classical styles while studying these variations...
which may reflect time, place, and the creativity of its designer. TorosToramanian distinguished the following classical styles while studying these variations...
ruined Cathedral of the Vigilant Powers near Etchmiadzin, followed by TorosToramanian's extensive documentation and classification of Armenian architectural...
as a second language Ashkharbek Kalantar (1884–1942), archaeologist TorosToramanian (1864–1934), architectural historian Vahan Kurkjian (1863–1961), historian...
structures of the early medieval ages that partly survived. According to TorosToramanian, Yererouk is a clear and perhaps the earliest example of the basilica...
missing as well as portions of the upper walls. Architectural historian TorosToramanian believed that the current roofless church once had five domes: a single...
by J. P. Mahé (2002), Le couvent de Horomos d'après les archives de TorosToramanian. Paris: Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres. Manuk-Khaloyan...
the southern apse of the cathedral collapsed. It was restored under TorosToramanian's supervision in what was the first case of restoration of an architectural...
his home is shown to visitors in the Armenian village of Oshakan... Toramanian, Toros (1948). Հայկական ճարտարապետություն [Armenian Architecture] Volume...
Odyssey Publications: Hong Kong, 1999. ISBN 962-217-748-4 (in Armenian) Toramanian, Toros. Նյութեր հայկական ճարտարապետության պատմության (Materials for the History...
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