Xaxu Monastery Khakhu; Chacho; Xaxuli; Khakhouli; Haho; St. Astuacacin vank'; St. Astvadzadzin Monastery; Hawachishi; Baglar Basi; Hahuli Attributed to the Curopalate David Monasteries Churches Religious buildings Medieval The main church and two of the eight chapels are located within the circuit walls. The monastic church is a cruciform structure with the dimensions of 27x29 metres, excluding the later additions on the west, north and south façades. The only entrance to the church is from the south. The dome covering the square central bay is about 25 metres high and rests in the east on the extensions of the apse’s wall and in the west on two free standing piers. The south and north-cross arms have similar layouts whereas the eastern cross-arm is enlarged by an apse flanked by two side chambers with single stories. The interior is lit by 16 windows, eight of which are on the drum of the dome. During the 11th and 12th centuries, rooms were added to the north, east and south façades of the western cross-arm. There are remains of frescoes in the cupola and the apse. 1982 Images Digital Tiff; Jpeg2000 Ashlar and brick A-2050 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980) Armenian Xaxu village, Oltu-Tortum-Ispir area, Erzurum province, Turkey 10th century CE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Xaxu Monastery
Khakhu; Chacho; Xaxuli; Khakhouli; Haho; St. Astuacacin vank'; St. Astvadzadzin Monastery; Hawachishi; Baglar Basi; Hahuli
Attributed to the Curopalate David
Monasteries
Churches
Religious buildings
Medieval
The main church and two of the eight chapels are located within the circuit walls. The monastic church is a cruciform structure with the dimensions of 27x29 metres, excluding the later additions on the west, north and south façades. The only entrance to the church is from the south. The dome covering the square central bay is about 25 metres high and rests in the east on the extensions of the apse’s wall and in the west on two free standing piers. The south and north-cross arms have similar layouts whereas the eastern cross-arm is enlarged by an apse flanked by two side chambers with single stories. The interior is lit by 16 windows, eight of which are on the drum of the dome. During the 11th and 12th centuries, rooms were added to the north, east and south façades of the western cross-arm. There are remains of frescoes in the cupola and the apse.
1982
Images
Digital
Tiff; Jpeg2000
Ashlar and brick
A-2050
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Xaxu village, Oltu-Tortum-Ispir area, Erzurum province, Turkey
10th century CE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council