St. Thaddeus Monastery S. Tadeo Vank'; S. Tadeos; S. Tade; Kara kilise; St. Tadei Vank'; Monastery of Saint Thaddeus; [[The]] Black Church Unknown Monasteries Churches Religious buildings Courtyards Although it is not dated, according to the legend, the monastery was founded by Apostle Thaddeus (66AD) on the spot of a former pagan temple. Time after time it was destroyed by invasions, and struck by earthquakes, the most devastating of which occured in 1319. The monastery was rebuild, and further renewed and enlarged during the course of the following centuries. St. Thaddeus consists of two adjacent churches, a portico, numerous ancillary rooms (monks·cells, abbots' cells, work cells) lined up against a very massive surrounding wall, that had been fortified for defense purposes. Within the walled area there are two large interior courtyards. The first, to the west, seems to have been used for agricultural purposes, where the second encircles the two churches, the portico, and the cells. Two round towers protect the monastery on the west side and soften the harsh outlines of the wall. A center opening made on west side is decorated with ornamental motifs and two khatchkars (stone crosses with intricate and decorative designs etched into the flat rock, like lacework) inserted into the masonry. The oldest building at the eastern end is a domed, central plan cruciform for the interior, and quadrangular for the exterior. Images Digital Tiff; Jpeg2000 C-0009 Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980) Armenian Maku region, Western Azerbadjan province, Iran 13th-20th centuries CE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
St. Thaddeus Monastery
S. Tadeo Vank'; S. Tadeos; S. Tade; Kara kilise; St. Tadei Vank'; Monastery of Saint Thaddeus; [[The]] Black Church
Unknown
Monasteries
Churches
Religious buildings
Courtyards
Although it is not dated, according to the legend, the monastery was founded by Apostle Thaddeus (66AD) on the spot of a former pagan temple. Time after time it was destroyed by invasions, and struck by earthquakes, the most devastating of which occured in 1319. The monastery was rebuild, and further renewed and enlarged during the course of the following centuries. St. Thaddeus consists of two adjacent churches, a portico, numerous ancillary rooms (monks·cells, abbots' cells, work cells) lined up against a very massive surrounding wall, that had been fortified for defense purposes. Within the walled area there are two large interior courtyards. The first, to the west, seems to have been used for agricultural purposes, where the second encircles the two churches, the portico, and the cells. Two round towers protect the monastery on the west side and soften the harsh outlines of the wall. A center opening made on west side is decorated with ornamental motifs and two khatchkars (stone crosses with intricate and decorative designs etched into the flat rock, like lacework) inserted into the masonry. The oldest building at the eastern end is a domed, central plan cruciform for the interior, and quadrangular for the exterior.
Images
Digital
Tiff; Jpeg2000
C-0009
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980)
Armenian
Maku region, Western Azerbadjan province, Iran
13th-20th centuries CE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council