Aruchavank
Sign in to saveAruchavank or the Cathedral of Aruch (; also Surb Grigor) is situated on a rocky plateau at the western foot of Mount Aragats in the village of Aruch in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. According to wall inscriptions on the east wall and manuscripts written by historians Ghevond, Hovhannes Draskhanakerttsi, and Stepanos Asoghik, the church and adjoining building for residence (the palace) were commissioned by Prince Grigor Mamikonian and his wife Heghine/Heline between 661 and 682 AD. Architecturally it is one of the most important Armenian churches of the Middle Ages and also one of the la
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Key facts
- Religious building.building_name
- AruchavankԱրուճավանք
- Religious building.image
- Swallows over Aruchavank.jpg
- Religious building.image_size
- 300px
- Religious building.caption
- The Church of Aruch with collapsed dome, 2008.
- Religious building.map_type
- Armenia#Aragatsotn
- Religious building.map_size
- 300
- Religious building.location
- Aruch, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Religious building.architecture
- yes
- Religious building.architecture_type
- Domed hall single-nave basilica
- Religious building.architecture_style
- Armenian
- Religious building.year_completed
- 660s
- Religious building.dome_quantity
- 1 (collapsed)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- church building
- Named after
- Gregory the Illuminator
- Country
- Armenia
- Located in
- Aruch
- Image
- Swallows over Aruchavank.jpg
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- inception
- 0700-00-00
- commissioned by
- Grigor I Mamikonian
- Commons category
- St. Grigor Church of church complex in Aruch
- architectural style
- Armenian architecture
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Architecture
- Gallery
- Notes and references
- External links
Aruchavank or the Cathedral of Aruch (; also Surb Grigor) is situated on a rocky plateau at the western foot of Mount Aragats in the village of Aruch in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. According to wall inscriptions on the east wall and manuscripts written by historians Ghevond, Hovhannes Draskhanakerttsi, and Stepanos Asoghik, the church and adjoining building for residence (the palace) were commissioned by Prince Grigor Mamikonian and his wife Heghine/Heline between 661 and 682 AD. Architecturally it is one of the most important Armenian churches of the Middle Ages and also one of the largest.
== History == Aruch became a citadel in the later Middle Ages. The ruins of the palace were excavated in 1947 and between 1950 and 1952. The remains of two structures of the palace complex of Prince Grigor Mamikonian were found on the south side of the church of St. Grigor.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aruchavank” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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