The Church Of The Holy Cross
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The church is one of the finest surviving monuments of ancient Armenian culture in eastern Turkey.
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The church is located on an island in Lake Van in eastern Turkey and was built in the 10th century
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A Turkish flag and a picture of Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at the entrance to the church during a ceremony marking the end of its renovation in 2007.
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Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II visited the church in 2007.
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An Armenian man prays after the 2007 opening ceremony.
