Rafael Israelyan, Armenian architect and educator, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral (died 1973)

Rafayel Israyelian

Armenian architect

Rafayel "Rafo" Israyelian was a Soviet Armenian architect.

Sardarapat Memorial

Sardarapat Memorial is a memorial complex to the Battle of Sardarabad located in the village of Araks, in the Armavir Province of Armenia, 11 kilometers southwest of Armavir town.

St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral

Cathedral in Manhattan, New York

St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral is a cathedral located on the east side of Second Avenue between East 34th and East 35th streets in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Built to resemble the Saint Hripsime Church in Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat), it was…