Oskepar: St. Astvadzadzin Church Voskepar: St. Astuacacin Church Unknown Cruciform churches Churches Religious buildings Early Medieval The church is attributed to the 7th century on the basis of its architectural style. No inscriptions or documentary information have been found regarding its construction.Voskepar is a cruciform central plan church with four apses radiating from the large central square which is surmounted by an octagonal drum. The apses are identical in size, rectilinear on the exterior. Two rectangular chambers flank the east apse and are embedded in the rectilinear east end of the church.The church is constructed of light beige colored sandstone. The two portals, on the south and the west have a pediment resting on two columns. Aside from these , the only other ornamentation on the exterior is the blind arcade with double columns carved on the exterior or the drum. In its plan, Voskepar belongs to the group of Armenian churches name the "Mastara Type" after the larger 7th century church of St. Hovhannes in Mastara (A-0029) located in the region of T'alin, Armenia. 1975-1977 CE 1982 Images Digital Tiffs and jp2s Sandstone A-0093 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980) Armenian Oskepar; Iljewan and Noyemberian regions, Republic of Armenia 7th century CE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Oskepar: St. Astvadzadzin Church
Voskepar: St. Astuacacin Church
Unknown
Cruciform churches
Churches
Religious buildings
Early Medieval
The church is attributed to the 7th century on the basis of its architectural style. No inscriptions or documentary information have been found regarding its construction.Voskepar is a cruciform central plan church with four apses radiating from the large central square which is surmounted by an octagonal drum. The apses are identical in size, rectilinear on the exterior. Two rectangular chambers flank the east apse and are embedded in the rectilinear east end of the church.The church is constructed of light beige colored sandstone. The two portals, on the south and the west have a pediment resting on two columns. Aside from these , the only other ornamentation on the exterior is the blind arcade with double columns carved on the exterior or the drum. In its plan, Voskepar belongs to the group of Armenian churches name the "Mastara Type" after the larger 7th century church of St. Hovhannes in Mastara (A-0029) located in the region of T'alin, Armenia.
1975-1977 CE
1982
Images
Digital
Tiffs and jp2s
Sandstone
A-0093
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Oskepar; Iljewan and Noyemberian regions, Republic of Armenia
7th century CE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council