Haghartsin Monastery Halarcin monastery Unattributed Monasteries Religious buildings Churches Refectories Tombs This monastic group of buildings, near the town of Dilijan includes three churches, two gavits (one is ruins), a refectory, a group of chapels and several khatchkars. St. Astvatsatsin Church in Haghardzin (1281) is the largest building and the dominant artistic feature. The gavit of St. Astvatsatsin Church is severely damaged. The ruins show clearly where it stood; however, the walls are almost completely destroyed. The oldest large structure of the complex, the St. Grigor Church was built in the 11th century and is accessible through its 12th century gavit. The small St. Stepanos Church dates back to 1244 and the Bagratuni sepulchre is where some of the Bagratuni royalty are buried. The refectory of Haghardzin, built by the architect Minas in 1248, is divided by pillars into two square-plan parts roofed with intersecting arches. Minas 1982 Images Digital Tiff; Jpeg2000 Tufa A-0130 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980) Armenian Dilijan, Ijewan Region, Republic of Armenia 11th-13th centuries CE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Haghartsin Monastery
Halarcin monastery
Unattributed
Monasteries
Religious buildings
Churches
Refectories
Tombs
This monastic group of buildings, near the town of Dilijan includes three churches, two gavits (one is ruins), a refectory, a group of chapels and several khatchkars. St. Astvatsatsin Church in Haghardzin (1281) is the largest building and the dominant artistic feature. The gavit of St. Astvatsatsin Church is severely damaged. The ruins show clearly where it stood; however, the walls are almost completely destroyed. The oldest large structure of the complex, the St. Grigor Church was built in the 11th century and is accessible through its 12th century gavit. The small St. Stepanos Church dates back to 1244 and the Bagratuni sepulchre is where some of the Bagratuni royalty are buried. The refectory of Haghardzin, built by the architect Minas in 1248, is divided by pillars into two square-plan parts roofed with intersecting arches.
Minas
1982
Images
Digital
Tiff; Jpeg2000
Tufa
A-0130
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Dilijan, Ijewan Region, Republic of Armenia
11th-13th centuries CE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council