Surp Hagop (Saint Jacob) Armenian-Apostolic Church

Eglise Arménienne
Surp Hagop
64, Route de Troinex
1256 Troinex 

 

Type of Building: Armenian Church
Area: Approximately 163 m2
Building height: 17.10 m
Cost: Approximately CHF 2.6 million
Objections: None
Owners: Fondation St-Grégoire L'Illuminateur (Saint Gregory the Illuminator Foundation)
Architects: Frédéric Gautier and Eduard Utudjian
Laying of the first stone: 1967
Construction period: 14 months
Inauguration: 14th September 1969
Religious tradition: Armenian-Apostolic Church
Conception through to inauguration: Approximately 9 years

Literature

P. Dr. Abel Manoukian: La communauté arménienne de Suisse. Le présent et une histoire de plus de 100 ans, Genève/Toronto/Beyrouth: Eglise apostolique arménienne de Suisse, 2009, 119 Seiten (French, German, Italian, Armenian). 

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Text : Edwin Egeter

Photos : Edwin Egeter

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