The Cathedral of Arapgir named Holy Mother of God was built in the 13th century . It was one of the biggest churches in Western Armenia . It was able to house 3,000 people . The cathedral was attacked and looted and burnt in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide . After the Armenian Genocide the cathedral was repaired and was used as a school . In 1950 the Municipality of Arapgir decided to demolish the cathedral . On September 18 , 1957 the cathedral was blown up with dynamite . And later , the land where the cathedral stood was sold to a peasant named Hüseyin for 28,005 lira . Today , in place of the cathedral are ruins
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Cathedral of Arapgir