Sevan Monastery Sewan monastery; Sevan Lichi; Sevanavank' Attributed to Princess Miriam, wife of Prince Vasak of Kapur Early Medieval Monasteries Religious buildings Churches Sevanavank ("Սևանավանք" in Armenian, meaning monastery of Sevan) is a monastery located on the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan not far from the town of Sevan. According to an inscription in one of the churches, it was founded in 874 AD by princess Miriam, the daughter of Ashot I. Today the two churches, St. Arakelots (Holy Apostles), later known as St. Karapet, and St. Astvatsatsin (Mother of God) are quite similar in appearance. The Church of S.Arakelots has a trefoil inscribed within a cross type plan surmounted by a conical dome. The entrance portal is framed by an arch located on the southwest side. To the southeast is the Church of St. Astvatsatsin was built immediately after the completion of S. Arakelots. However, St. Astvatsatsin has additional chapels and chamber spaces and is wider. The ruined gavit is located west of St. Astvatsatsin has been dated to the 9th or 10th centuries. It was a square space over which an erdik (corbelled lantern or dome) was supported by a pair of wooden piers. 1982 Images Digital Tiffs and jp2s Tufa A-0058 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland: IDC, 1980) Armenian Lake Sevan area, Sevan region, Republic of Armenia 874 CE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Sevan Monastery
Sewan monastery; Sevan Lichi; Sevanavank'
Attributed to Princess Miriam, wife of Prince Vasak of Kapur
Early Medieval
Monasteries
Religious buildings
Churches
Sevanavank ("Սևանավանք" in Armenian, meaning monastery of Sevan) is a monastery located on the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan not far from the town of Sevan. According to an inscription in one of the churches, it was founded in 874 AD by princess Miriam, the daughter of Ashot I. Today the two churches, St. Arakelots (Holy Apostles), later known as St. Karapet, and St. Astvatsatsin (Mother of God) are quite similar in appearance. The Church of S.Arakelots has a trefoil inscribed within a cross type plan surmounted by a conical dome. The entrance portal is framed by an arch located on the southwest side. To the southeast is the Church of St. Astvatsatsin was built immediately after the completion of S. Arakelots. However, St. Astvatsatsin has additional chapels and chamber spaces and is wider. The ruined gavit is located west of St. Astvatsatsin has been dated to the 9th or 10th centuries. It was a square space over which an erdik (corbelled lantern or dome) was supported by a pair of wooden piers.
1982
Images
Digital
Tiffs and jp2s
Tufa
A-0058
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland: IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Lake Sevan area, Sevan region, Republic of Armenia
874 CE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council