Makaravank
Sign in to saveMakaravank () is a 10th-13th century church complex near the Achajur village of Tavush Province, Armenia, located on the slope of Paitatap Mountain. The complex of Makaravank ranks among Aghtamar, Bgheno-Noravank, Gandzasar with its originality, richness and variety of ornaments and occupies an important place in Armenian architecture.
Key facts
- Religious building.building_name
- Makaravank Մակարավանք
- Religious building.image
- Makaravank Monastery, Armenia.jpg
- Religious building.image_size
- 275px
- Religious building.map_type
- Armenia#Tavush
- Religious building.map_size
- 275
- Religious building.location
- Tavush Province, Armenia
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Armenian Apostolic Church
- Religious building.architecture
- yes
- Religious building.architecture_style
- Armenian
- Religious building.groundbreaking
- 10th century
- Religious building.year_completed
- 13th century
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Complex
- Main temple
- Gavit
- Surb Astvatsatsin church
- Other structures
- Floorplan
- Gallery
- Sources
- External links
Makaravank () is a 10th-13th century church complex near the Achajur village of Tavush Province, Armenia, located on the slope of Paitatap Mountain. The complex of Makaravank ranks among Aghtamar, Bgheno-Noravank, Gandzasar with its originality, richness and variety of ornaments and occupies an important place in Armenian architecture.
Though the monastery is no longer used for services, the complex is well preserved. There are 4 churches, a gavit (narthex) that serves the two largest of the churches, and other buildings which served secondary roles. At one time, there used to be vast settlements around Makaravank, the presence of which was of great importance for the growth of the monastery.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Makaravank” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (5)
On the map
2 mapped locations