埃奇米河津教堂与兹瓦尔特诺茨考古遗址形象地展示了亚美尼亚圆顶四瓣形教堂的发展演变过程,对该地区的建筑和艺术发展都产生了深远的影响。埃奇米阿津教堂位于亚美尼亚瓦加尔沙帕特(Vagharshapat,又译埃奇米阿津),靠近土耳其边境,是亚美尼亚使徒教会的总堂。根据学者们的研究,它是古代亚美尼亚建造的第一座大教堂,也是世界上最古老的大教堂。根据传统,教堂最初由圣启蒙者格里 The Echmiadzin Church and the Zvartnots archeological site vividly illustrate the development and evolution of the Armenian dome with the four-petit-shaped church and have a profound impact on the architecture and the development of the arts in the area. Located at Vagharshapat, Armenia, close to the Turkish border, the Church of Echmiadzin is the General Parish of the Armenian Apostolic Church. According to scholars’ study, it is the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia and the oldest cathedral in the world. According to tradition, the church was originally the Holy Enlightenment by Gregory