St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral

[1] It is located in New York City on the corner of Second Avenue and 34th Street and was built to resemble the Saint Hripsime Church in Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat).

The building includes two unique features distinct to Armenian architecture: the use of double-intersecting arches and a pyramidal dome soaring 120 feet (37 m) above street level.

[2] A series of high, narrow, stained-glass windows are set into the main walls of the cathedral below the dome depicting scenes in the life of Christ and early Christianity in Armenia.

The patron saint of the cathedral, St. Vartan, is depicted fighting the Sassanid Persians who threatened the Armenian Church during the fifth century.

A raised plaza is located on the south side of the cathedral, which contains a 10-foot (3.0 m) high Reuben Nakian bronze sculpture, "Descent from the Cross" that was dedicated in 1977 and inspired by the painting The Raising of the Cross[6][7] as well as a stainless steel and bronze sculpture, "Migrations" by Michael Aram that was added in 2015 to commemorate the centennial of the Armenian genocide.