The Armenian Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary stands in Lviv's Old Town, north of the market square. A small Armenian church was built there between 1363 and 1370, founded by an Armenian merchant from Caffa. It was modeled on the Cathedral of Ani, the ancient Armenian capital. The article names no architect or style.
An arcade gallery surrounded the cathedral in 1437, and its southern part survives. A fire in 1527 caused damage, and a new stone bell tower was erected in 1571. It was rebuilt and extended in 1723 and restored between 1908 and 1927. After Soviet authorities took it over in 1945, it was closed and used to store plundered sacred art.
The Armenian Apostolic Church received it around 2000, and it was reconsecrated on May 18, 2003. The present interior is largely the work of Jan Henryk Rosen and Józef Mehoffer. The article's account of the 1630 nave is incomplete.
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