Bjni Monastery and Fortress Pahlavuni, Grigor Churches Chapels (rooms or structures) Fortresses Carved stone crosses Bjni (Armenian: Բժնի) is a village in Kotayk, Armenia. It is the site of the 9th century Bjni Fortress of the Pahlavuni family and a small church dedicated to St. Astvadzadzin (the blessed Virgin Mary). It was erected in 1031 by order of Prince Grigor Magistros. Of small size, this sanctuary, planned as a cupola'd hall, presents a simple exterior architecture, crowned with a round drum and an umbrella-like dome. To the east of the church are some admirable khachkars. A hundred meters below the large church, with a collection of excellent khachkars, is the small rectangular St. Gevorg church of the 13th century. Towards the east from fortress, in small Bjni, on a sharp-end rock is the preserved St. Sargis church, which belongs to the small, widely spread in 7th c. Armenian type of churches with central-dome cruciform scheme. Prince Vasak-Holum Pahlawuni; Prince Grigor Magistros 1939; 1949; 1957 1982 Images Digital Tiff; Jpeg2000 A-0084 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980) Armenian Bjni, Hrazdan region, Republic of Armenia 7th-11th centuries Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Bjni Monastery and Fortress
Pahlavuni, Grigor
Churches
Chapels (rooms or structures)
Fortresses
Carved stone crosses
Bjni (Armenian: Բժնի) is a village in Kotayk, Armenia. It is the site of the 9th century Bjni Fortress of the Pahlavuni family and a small church dedicated to St. Astvadzadzin (the blessed Virgin Mary). It was erected in 1031 by order of Prince Grigor Magistros. Of small size, this sanctuary, planned as a cupola'd hall, presents a simple exterior architecture, crowned with a round drum and an umbrella-like dome. To the east of the church are some admirable khachkars. A hundred meters below the large church, with a collection of excellent khachkars, is the small rectangular St. Gevorg church of the 13th century. Towards the east from fortress, in small Bjni, on a sharp-end rock is the preserved St. Sargis church, which belongs to the small, widely spread in 7th c. Armenian type of churches with central-dome cruciform scheme.
Prince Vasak-Holum Pahlawuni; Prince Grigor Magistros
1939; 1949; 1957
1982
Images
Digital
Tiff; Jpeg2000
A-0084
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Bjni, Hrazdan region, Republic of Armenia
7th-11th centuries
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council