Ereruyk Basilica Ereruyk'; Ererouk Basilica; Ererouk church Unattributed Basilicas Churches Stylobates Religious buildings Early Christian Ererouk, one of the largest churches constructed in Armenia during that period, is a basilica with a nave and two aisles. Two rectangular chambers of more than one story flank the east apse, while the west end has two chambers above which there rise two towers. Ererouk a transitional monument between the Hellenistic basilica and the Oriental type, and the only monument of its kind in Armenia. Most Armenian basilicas are of the Oriental-type in which one roof covers the vaulted naive and side aisles of approximately the same height but at Ererouk, no other evidence exists regarding the presence of a clerestory. Also, Armenian church structures of this period and earlier demonstrate a preference for vaulted roofs. The church has remnants of wall paintings on the interior. 1928 and 1948 by Committee for the Preservation of Monuments, Armenia S.S.R. 1982 Images Digital Tiff; Jpeg2000 A-0017 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture: (Zug, Switzerland, IDC, 1980). Armenian Ani-Pemza village, Ayrarat province, Republic of Armenia Late 4th - 6th centuries CE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Ereruyk Basilica
Ereruyk'; Ererouk Basilica; Ererouk church
Unattributed
Basilicas
Churches
Stylobates
Religious buildings
Early Christian
Ererouk, one of the largest churches constructed in Armenia during that period, is a basilica with a nave and two aisles. Two rectangular chambers of more than one story flank the east apse, while the west end has two chambers above which there rise two towers. Ererouk a transitional monument between the Hellenistic basilica and the Oriental type, and the only monument of its kind in Armenia. Most Armenian basilicas are of the Oriental-type in which one roof covers the vaulted naive and side aisles of approximately the same height but at Ererouk, no other evidence exists regarding the presence of a clerestory. Also, Armenian church structures of this period and earlier demonstrate a preference for vaulted roofs. The church has remnants of wall paintings on the interior.
1928 and 1948 by Committee for the Preservation of Monuments, Armenia S.S.R.
1982
Images
Digital
Tiff; Jpeg2000
A-0017
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture: (Zug, Switzerland, IDC, 1980).
Armenian
Ani-Pemza village, Ayrarat province, Republic of Armenia
Late 4th - 6th centuries CE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council