Armenian Architecture

This large building stands on the south-eastern slopes of Mount Aragatz, near the…

The monastery, in an isolated position a few kilometres east of the monastic complex of…

A village in the Síssian region, where there was a famous monastery with a church of…

Church dedicated to the Holy Cross. It was built on the island of Aghthamar, near the…

The monastery, also known by the historical names Agarak or Płenjahank' (copper mine), is…

In the small town, set on a high natural terrace above the Vajoz Zor valley (which rises…

It stands two kilometres from the village of Amaghou, in the Mikoyan region, in a…

The fortified complex of Amberd stands on the slopes of Mount Arakatz, 7 kilometres from…

It stands not far from the church of St. G(h)rig(h)or of Tig(h)ran Honents, in the…

It stands near the village of Aisasi, in the Yegheghnadzor region. The monastery consists…

The small church, of the type with a cross inscribed in a rectangle, stands on a plateau…

Situated to the north-west of the village of Ashtarak, this church, built in 1281, is…

Centrally planned building, perhaps representing the prototype of the Armenian centralised schemes. The sharp contrast between the rigidly compact external volumes and the articulated flow of the interior spaces, is typical of this architecture, which finds a parallel in Eastern thought and culture.

Church dedicated to the Virgin, built in 1031, surrounded by a vast fortified enclosure…

Church dedicated to St. Sergius, standing on the top of a hill overlooking the valley of the Hrasdan river. The built architecture is surrounded by a highly significant landscape characterised by large rocky boulders. The church has a free cruciform plan with equal, very short arms.

Byourakan is a village near Ashtarak on the left bank of the river Amberd. The…

About 2 km. east of the village of Byourakan, this unusual chapel dedicated to the Virgin, now in ruins, stands out for the slender line of its small façade bell tower against the arid, stony ground around it.

The name means “monastery of the swallows”. The complex, still enclosed within its…

The building stands near the village of Ani-Pemza, a few km from the border with Turkey…

This monastery consists of a vast quadrangular enclosure built in the 17th century…

This church stands in the centre of the village of Garnahovit, at the foot of the eastern…

A basilica of the earliest period that exemplifies the various influences converging in the region. Single-hall church with a ribbed barrel vault and a portico on the south side (like Diraklar, Tanahat and many Syrian examples).

A large monastic complex standing at the bottom of a rocky valley in the Kotaik region…

A monastery located in the region north of Sissian, in a side valley off the present road…

The monastery, which stands about twenty kilometres from the town of Dilidjian, takes its…

Also in the Lorì region, beside the nearby village of Hakhpat, this monastic complex…

The monastery, adjoining a small village in the Artik region, occupies a broad terrace on…

This monastery is situated on the shore of Lake Sevan near the village of Kamo, in the…

Monastery of St. John. The complex is about six km from Ashtarak, on the edge of the deep…

On the edge of the village of Ashtarak, in the centre of a vast cemetery enclosure in…

The complex is also called Dsaghkadzor, after the valley of the same name (valley of…

Chapel of St. Haroutioun, built under Turkish rule (1220). It is a small single-nave…

It stands in an area of dense vegetation on the southern slopes of Mount Lalvar, on the…

The Kosh complex comprises two churches, one of which is a three-aisled basilica of…

This church, well preserved especially in its interior spatial arrangement, stands near…

The monastery, located near the village of the same name, consists of two adjoining…

The monastery stands on the banks of the river Akhourian a few kilometres from the town…

Church dedicated to St. John (St. Hovhannes). A large square tetraconch space. In terms…

The church, dedicated to St. George (built between 1664 and 1683), is perhaps the last…

It stands in the Lorì region, in the far north of Armenia, near the ancient village of…

It is one of the oldest examples of the domed hall (Kuppel - Halle), with a single grand…

This monastic complex dedicated to St. Stephen the Protomartyr stands near the Arak's, a…

It stands further upstream than the preceding monastery of Hovhannavank, likewise on the…

Also situated in the Lorì region, on the edge of the plain overlooking the river…

A monastic complex on an island in the lake of the same name, at an altitude of about…

Church of St. John (the oldest dedication was to St. Gregory), also called the black…

Church of St. Etchmiadzin. It stands near a Kurdish village not far from the…

This is a small convent for women, built on the side of a hill in a splendid panoramic…

This large monastery, also called Kara Kilise (black church) in Turkish, is today in…

A three-aisled basilica with a large central dome, now collapsed, on a tall drum. Notable…

Formerly Aroutch. A grand single-hall domed structure, of the same type as that of…

The small church is the only surviving part of a monastic complex set in a very…

This is the most famous monastic complex of the southern region, located among the…

10th-13th century. This is a fortified monastery enclosing a group of places of worship…

It is considered the oldest church in Armenian territory and is said to have been built…

The church has a structure resulting from the combination of the basilican scheme with…

Built in 618 by Catholicos Komitas. It represents a notable development compared with the…

Shoagat (etymologically “drop of light”) stands near the Church of St. Hriphsimé, within…

Palatine church from the time of Catholicos Nersès III (641-661). It is a large…

A monastic complex set on the slopes of the valley of the river Vorotan, in the northern…

It stands in a completely isolated position, in a perfectly unspoilt natural setting…