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Trdat the Architect (Armenian: Տրդատ ճարտարապետ circa 940s – 1020; Latin: Tiridates) was the chief architect of the Bagratuni kings of Armenia whose 10th century monuments have been argued to be the forerunners of Gothic architecture which came to Europe several centuries later.In 961 Ashot III moved his capital from Kars to the great city of Ani where he assembled new palaces and rebuilt the walls.