Vintage Embossed Copper Wall Decoration of Achtamar, Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Aghtamar Chuch Antique vintage embossed copper wall decoration made in Armenia in the Soviet era 1970s or even early in the 1960s which evokes the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Aghtamar chuch. The Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Aghtamar Island, in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, is a medieval Armenian Apostolic cathedral, built as a palatine church for the kings of Vaspurakan and later serving as the seat of the Catholicosate of Aghtamar. Height 28.5cm – 11.22in Length 40cm – 15.74in Weight 505gr