Astarak: Karmravor Church Ashtarak: Garmravor Church Priests Gregory and Manas Religious buildings Churches Cruciform Early Medieval The small church of Karmravor (meaning reddish hue) is is dedicated to St. Astvadzadzin and located in the town of Ashtarak. There is no exact date of construction known, however on the basis of its architecture it is considered to be from the 7th century. Karmaravor is a very small domed church measuring only 19 by 24 feet. This church belongs to a series of small Armenian churches built as free crosses. It has a horseshoe east apse which is rectangular on the exterior. The other three arms or bays are rectangular both inside and in their exterior. There are four squinches above the central square that complete the octagon of the drum and eight small squinches are used betwween the drum and cupola. Karmravor is simply decorated with geometric motifs (braids, zigzags of semicircles) and foliages. The cornices are of basket-weave sculptering and the dome eaves are decoraed with leaf design. Entrance to the church is from the west. Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980) 1950 1982 Images Digital Tiff; Jpeg2000 A-0109 Armenian Astarak, Astarak region, Republic of Armenia 7th century Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council
Astarak: Karmravor Church
Ashtarak: Garmravor Church
Priests Gregory and Manas
Religious buildings
Churches
Cruciform
Early Medieval
The small church of Karmravor (meaning reddish hue) is is dedicated to St. Astvadzadzin and located in the town of Ashtarak. There is no exact date of construction known, however on the basis of its architecture it is considered to be from the 7th century. Karmaravor is a very small domed church measuring only 19 by 24 feet. This church belongs to a series of small Armenian churches built as free crosses. It has a horseshoe east apse which is rectangular on the exterior. The other three arms or bays are rectangular both inside and in their exterior. There are four squinches above the central square that complete the octagon of the drum and eight small squinches are used betwween the drum and cupola. Karmravor is simply decorated with geometric motifs (braids, zigzags of semicircles) and foliages. The cornices are of basket-weave sculptering and the dome eaves are decoraed with leaf design. Entrance to the church is from the west.
Parsegian, V.L.. Armenian Architecture (Zug, Switzerland; IDC, 1980)
1950
1982
Images
Digital
Tiff; Jpeg2000
A-0109
Armenian
Astarak, Astarak region, Republic of Armenia
7th century
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; Armenian Educational Council