Shoghakat church Attributed to Prince Aghamal Shorotetsi Churches Religious buildings Basilicas Bell towers The church known as Shoghakat ("Drop of light") stands within a fortified wall. The single nave basilica with a dome on a high drum is characterized by the compactness of its volume. It was built in the 17th century on the site of an earlier (13th century) building. Some of the wall elements of the apse may go back to the 5th century. The interior of the building was distinguished by the Iaconicism of its layout and spatial arrangement which was fully perceived upon entry through the only western door. The high octohedral cupola, resting on wallside abutments, emphasizes the main and the best illuminated part of the interior. Architectural details and decoration, which are rather modest, add to the sharpness of the building’s spatial arrangement. The porch presents elegant motifs derived from Islamic art. 1982 Images Digital Tiffs and jp2s A-0031 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland: IDC, 1982) Armenian Ejmiadzin, Vagarshapat, Republic of Armenia 1694 CE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Shoghakat church
Attributed to Prince Aghamal Shorotetsi
Churches
Religious buildings
Basilicas
Bell towers
The church known as Shoghakat ("Drop of light") stands within a fortified wall. The single nave basilica with a dome on a high drum is characterized by the compactness of its volume. It was built in the 17th century on the site of an earlier (13th century) building. Some of the wall elements of the apse may go back to the 5th century. The interior of the building was distinguished by the Iaconicism of its layout and spatial arrangement which was fully perceived upon entry through the only western door. The high octohedral cupola, resting on wallside abutments, emphasizes the main and the best illuminated part of the interior. Architectural details and decoration, which are rather modest, add to the sharpness of the building’s spatial arrangement. The porch presents elegant motifs derived from Islamic art.
1982
Images
Digital
Tiffs and jp2s
A-0031
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland: IDC, 1982)
Armenian
Ejmiadzin, Vagarshapat, Republic of Armenia
1694 CE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council