K'asagh Basilica of St. Khach Kasagh; K'asal; K'asakh; K'asax Attributed to the Gnt'uni princes Religious architecture Churches Basilicas Religious buildings Temples The Kasagh (Քասաղ) Basilica is one of the oldest pre-Christian structures in Armenia. There is no exact data about the construction time of basilica, but according to architectural building analyses it appears to be one of the first Armenian Christian temples, which has existed since the first years of the 4th century. In this church, a triple-naved basilican type, three pairs of pillars divide the hall into a nave and two aisles. Each of the three parts thus created was cradle vaulted, and the whole was covered with a two-sided roof; the roofing no longer exists. The central apse, externally polygonal and internally horseshoe shaped, is situated on the east side. A sacristy has been added to the north side. Exterior details, particularly the bas-reliefs of the tympana of the west and south entrances, are very interesting exemplars of pre-Christian art in Armenia. The church has recently been restored. 1982 Images Digital Tiffs and jp2s Black tufa over masonry rubble A-0005 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture: (Zug, Switzerland: IDC, 1980) Armenian Aparan village, Aparan region, Republic of Armenia 4th-5th centuries CE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
K'asagh Basilica of St. Khach
Kasagh; K'asal; K'asakh; K'asax
Attributed to the Gnt'uni princes
Religious architecture
Churches
Basilicas
Religious buildings
Temples
The Kasagh (Քասաղ) Basilica is one of the oldest pre-Christian structures in Armenia. There is no exact data about the construction time of basilica, but according to architectural building analyses it appears to be one of the first Armenian Christian temples, which has existed since the first years of the 4th century. In this church, a triple-naved basilican type, three pairs of pillars divide the hall into a nave and two aisles. Each of the three parts thus created was cradle vaulted, and the whole was covered with a two-sided roof; the roofing no longer exists. The central apse, externally polygonal and internally horseshoe shaped, is situated on the east side. A sacristy has been added to the north side. Exterior details, particularly the bas-reliefs of the tympana of the west and south entrances, are very interesting exemplars of pre-Christian art in Armenia. The church has recently been restored.
1982
Images
Digital
Tiffs and jp2s
Black tufa over masonry rubble
A-0005
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture: (Zug, Switzerland: IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Aparan village, Aparan region, Republic of Armenia
4th-5th centuries CE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council