The Legacy of Ohannessian

Ryan Moorhen
Dec 2, 2019
1 min read

Ohannessian established the Dome of the Rock Tiles ceramic workshop and school in the Via Dolorosa. Within a decade, Armenian ceramics had started to change the face of the city, adorning its streets, buildings and many of its most famous landmarks with the distinctive glazed tilework of delicate blues, reds, and greens that became a Jerusalem trademark.

In 1918, the art of an Armenian genocide survivor changed Jerusalem forever

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