Gandzasar Monastery: S. Hovhannes Mkrtich Gandzasar Monastery: St. John the Baptist Asan-Jalal Monasteries Religious buildings Churches Shrines (structures) Cathedrals Gandzasar (Armenian: Գանձասար) is translated from Armenian as "Treasure-Mountain". The central cCathedral of Hovhannes Mkrtich (St. John the Baptist) is embellished with bas-reliefs depicting the Crucifixion, Adam and Eve and dozens of other stone figures, including the sculptures of the kings of Khachen holding two models of the Cathedral above their heads. According to an inscription on the wall of the Cathedral, it was completed in the year 1236. The monastery consists of a church, a gavit on the west side of the church, and other buildings and is surrounded by high walls. The zamatoun was built in 1261. The church's architecture is based on a cross-cupola composition developed in the 10th century. Melik Jalal-Dola and his wife Mamkan 1992 CE 1982 Images Digital Tiff; Jpeg2000 A-0801 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980) Armenian Vank village, Martakert region, Nagormo-Karabagh, Azerbaijan 1238 CE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Gandzasar Monastery: S. Hovhannes Mkrtich
Gandzasar Monastery: St. John the Baptist
Asan-Jalal
Monasteries
Religious buildings
Churches
Shrines (structures)
Cathedrals
Gandzasar (Armenian: Գանձասար) is translated from Armenian as "Treasure-Mountain". The central cCathedral of Hovhannes Mkrtich (St. John the Baptist) is embellished with bas-reliefs depicting the Crucifixion, Adam and Eve and dozens of other stone figures, including the sculptures of the kings of Khachen holding two models of the Cathedral above their heads. According to an inscription on the wall of the Cathedral, it was completed in the year 1236. The monastery consists of a church, a gavit on the west side of the church, and other buildings and is surrounded by high walls. The zamatoun was built in 1261. The church's architecture is based on a cross-cupola composition developed in the 10th century.
Melik Jalal-Dola and his wife Mamkan
1992 CE
1982
Images
Digital
Tiff; Jpeg2000
A-0801
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Vank village, Martakert region, Nagormo-Karabagh, Azerbaijan
1238 CE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council