Although Ani continued to exist for another six centuries it was little more than a small town.

Anis most visible monuments today are the dozens of half standing churches.

The Church of the Redeemer, completed shortly after the year 1035.

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The church was largely intact until 1955, when the entire eastern half collapsed during a storm.

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The church of St Gregory of Tigran Honents.

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The Cathedral of Ani, built in 989.

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The Church of the Redeemer.

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The walls of Ani.

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The Cathedral of Ani.

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The ceiling of a church.

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The Monastery of the Hripsimian Virgins, by the Akhurian River.

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The walls of Ani.

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Sources:Wikipedia/WikiTravel/BBC

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