What is Trdat the Architect?
[[File:Aya sofya.jpg|thumb|300px|Hagia Sophia]] '''Trdat the Architect''' (c. [[950]]-[[1020]]) ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Տրդատ ճարտարապետ), known in [[Latin]] as '''Tiridates''', was chief [[architect]] of the [[Bagratuni Dynasty]] of [[Armenia]]. After a great [[earthquake]] in 989 destroyed the dome of [[Hagia Sophia]], the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] officials sent Trdat to [[Byzantium]] to organize repairs. The restored dome was completed by 994. ==Other websites== * [http://www.virtualani.org/cathedral/index.htm The Ani cathedral] * [http://www.cac-biodiversity.org/arm/arm_cities.htm Cities and sites in Armenia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222132913/http://www.cac-biodiversity.org/arm/arm_cities.htm |date=2011-02-22 }} {{bio-stub}} [[Category:Byzantine Empire]] [[Category:950s births]] [[Category:1020 deaths]]