Original cross of Armenian church in Akhtamar was destroyed during massacre plotted by Abdul Hamid II

10/1/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net – The original cross of the Holy Cross church in Akhtamar island was destroyed during the massacre of Armenians plotted by sultan Abdul Hamid II. “There has been no cross atop the church since the end of the 19th century,” head of the Research on Armenian Architecture NGO Samvel Karapetyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter