However, as a tradition, it is still applied in some church designs, maybe to imply the search for the Holy Spirit, the Mystery, in the darkness. This approach somehow contradicts the basic Christian philosophy, where light has always been praised as being the source of the Holy Spirit, wisdom and knowledge. In the Holy Trinity Armenian Church design, natural light flows in through the 16 triangular windows at the base of the 16-sided conical Armenian dome. The transparency of the design is the continuation of the same concept throughout the whole building, which I tried to achieve by utilizing tall windows, higher ceilings, and integrated and continued spaces. The Armenian Apostolic church has one of the most beautiful and inspirational church music in the Christian world.
Choral singing has a vital role in our church services.
Therefore, acoustics is an imperative requirement of an Armenian church design. This success was basically due to the modernized features of the traditional dome, as well as some other design elements. For centuries, the endless sufferings of the Armenian people attached them to the Christian faith in a more powerful and meaningful way, since it offered them hope and promised eternity. The Armenian church has always been a home for Armenians. Therefore we should not dismiss the theory that the ancient Armenian church design has used the basic Armenian peasant home design of that time as a model, more specifically, its conical dome, which was supported by octagonal wooden marquees.