Cathedral of Saints Thaddeus and Bartholomew in Baku, 1912

1912. The Cathedral of Saints Thaddeus and Bartholomew in Baku was a monument of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Architect: Hovhannes Katchaznouni. In the photograph the cathedral, with its tall drum and conical dome, is surrounded by scaffolding. In the foreground is a long single-storey building with arched doors, and hills rise in the distance.

In the 1930s it was decided to demolish the church. According to eyewitnesses, it was demolished for three years but would not collapse. Finally, in 1937, the church was blown up. The building of the Baku Conservatory was built on its site.