Zvartnots Cathedral, Vagharshapat, Armenia
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Close to Yerevan, capital of Armenia, and within sight of the Ararat Mountains, are the ruins of the unusual Zvartnots Palace Church, a sacred place dedicated to angels, which is said to have come to Holy Grigor in a dream. Master craftsmen created the huge circular church in the middle of the 7th century. On the ground are the remains of the construction’s external circular walls with arches, support blocks and grapevines carved in stone. In the southeast, there is a wine press with wine vats that were found buried in the cool and dry soil of the Ararat Valley. According to legend, the emperor of Byzantium attended the consecration of the church and was much impressed by its splendour. He therefore wanted a similar building in his capital city of Constantinople. The emperor took the master builder along with him, but unfortunately passed away during the journey. Scattered everywhere on the site are numerous treasures of Armenian stonemasonry art as well as mighty eagles with outstretched wings. During excavation it was discovered that the church was built on a man-made stepped platform with a cruciform footprint. Only a small number of circular columns with exceptional Voluten capitals, remain. Of its time, the palace church of Zvartnots was quite remarkable, perhaps even spectacular. However, in 930 A,D., it was destroyed by a devastating earthquake.
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Zvartnots Cathedral(Զուարթնոց տաճար)ruins, Vagharshapat ,Armenia
Zvartnots Cathedral(Զուարթնոց տաճար)ruins, Vagharshapat
Armenia
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13/10/2018
We got in the the last minutes before the place closes and some musicians were there singing beautifully, wish I bought their CD though.
Zvartnots cathedral (Arménie/Armenia)
Zvartnots Cathedral (meaning celestial angels) is a 7th century circular cathedral located about 15 kilometers west of Yerevan, approximately half way between the towns of Echmiadzin and Musa Ler in the Armenian province of Armavir.
Between 643 and 652 the Catholikos Nerses III (nicknamed the builder) built a majestic cathedral dedicated to St. George at the place where a meeting between king Trdat III and Gregory the Illuminator was supposed to have taken place. In 930 the church was ruined by an earthquake, and remained buried until its rediscovery in the early 20th century. The site was excavated between 1900 and 1907, uncovering the foundations of the cathedral as well as the remains of the Katholikos palace and a winery.
The interior of the fresco-decorated church had the shape of a Greek cross with three aisles, while the exterior was a 32-sided polygon which appeared circular from a distance. Modern scholars accept the conclusion of Toros Toramanian, who worked on the original excavations, that the building had three floors.
Some sources claim that the Zvartnots cathedral is depicted upon Mount Ararat in one of frescoes of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. This is not very likely, however, as the fresco was painted more than 300 years after destruction of the church.
Together with churches in Echmiadzin, Zvartnots was inscribed into UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000.
A drawing of the cathedral was depicted on the first issue of 100 AMD banknotes and its model can be seen in the history museum in Yerevan.(wikipedia)
Les ruines de ce monument du début de l'époque médiévale se situent sur l'autoroute reliant Erevan à Etchmiadzine (à 5km de la cité du Catholicos). La Cathédrale a été construite au VIIème siècle (641-643) sur la décision du Catholicos Nerses III surnommé le Bâtisseur (641--662). Le choix de construire la cathédrale à cet emplacement est lié à l'histoire de la chrétienté en Arménie. C'est à cet emplacement que le roi Tridat rencontra Grégoire l'illuminateur. Elle est dédié aux anges, les zvartunk, apparus en songe à Grégoire l'illuminateur.
La Cathédrale s'effondre au Xème siècle (930) à la suite d'un tremblement de terre. Même si elle est détruite, il en subsiste des colonnes, des murs et les fondations.
Les ruines hélas ne donnent qu'une faible idée de son ancien aspect, grandiose. En 1904, l'architecte T. Toramonian reconstitua les plans de la cathédrale. Les maquettes alors réalisées sont visibles dans le musée du site.
L'édifice avait trois étages, surmontés d'une coupole coiffée d'un toit conique en tuile, dont les murs étaient parcourus par des arcatures aveugles et percés de fenêtres en plein cintre. L'intérieur était articulé autour d'une colonnade ayant la forme d'un trèfle à quatre feuilles et entourée d'un déambulatoire. Des bas reliefs ornaient l'ensemble. On peut encore admirer le travail sur les chapiteaux de style ionique, ainsi que les sculptures intérieurs sur les pans de mur encore debout.(netarmenie.com)
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Zvartnots Cathedral, Ejmiatsin, Armavir Province, Armenia, Eurasia
Zvartnots Cathedral is a 7th-century centrally planned aisled tetraconch type Armenian cathedral built by the order of Catholicos Nerses the Builder from 643-652. Now in ruins, it is located at the edge of the city of Etchmiadzinin Armavir Province of Armenia. Zvartnots was built at a time when much of Armenia was under Byzantine control or influence and during the early invasions of Armenia by the Muslim Arabs. Construction of the cathedral began in 643 under the guidance of Catholicos Nerses III (nicknamed Shinogh or the Builder). Dedicated to St. Gregory, it was located the place, where a meeting between King Trdat III and Gregory the Illuminator was supposed to have taken place. According to the medieval Armenian historian Movses Kaghankatvatsi, the cathedral was consecrated in 652. From 653 to 659, Nerses was in Tayk and the construction of the cathedral continued under Anastas Akoratsi. Following the Arab occupation of Dvin and the intensifying wars between the Byzantine and Arab armies on the former's eastern borders, Nerses transferred the patriarchal palace of the Catholicos from Dvin to Zvartnots. Zvartnots remained standing until the end of the 10th century, but historical sources are silent as to the cause of its collapse. A close copy of the cathedral was erected at Ani out by Trdat the Architect under the reign of Gagik I Bagratuni during the final decade of the 10th century. The contemporary Armenian historian Stepanos Taronetsi referred to Zvartnots when describing the church that Gagik I had inaugurated as a large structure at Valaršapat, dedicated to the same saint that had fallen into ruins. The ruins of Zvartnots remained buried until its remains were uncovered at the start of the 20th century. The site was excavated between 1901 and 1907 under the direction of vardapet Khachik Dadyan, uncovering the foundations of the cathedral as well as the remains of the Catholicos palace and a winery. The excavations furthermore revealed that Zvartnots stood on the remnants of structures that dated back to reign of the Urartian king Rusa II. Most scholars accept the 1905 reconstruction by Toros Toramanian, who worked on the original excavations, and proposed that the building had three floors. Some scholars, as Stepan Mnatsakanyan and most notably A. Kuzentsov, however, reject his reconstruction and have offered alternative plans. Kuzentsov, for example, contended that Toramanian's plan was constructionally illogical and insisted that the technical expertise at the time did not correspond to the bold design that the architect had conceived. The interior of the mosaic-decorated church had the shape of a Greek cross or tetraconch, with an aisle encircling this area, while the exterior was a 32-sided polygon which appeared circular from a distance. Some sources claim that the Zvartnots cathedral is depicted upon Mount Ararat in a relief in Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. However, this is not very likely as the fresco was painted more than 300 years after destruction of the church. Together with churches in Echmiadzin, Zvartnots was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000. A drawing of the cathedral was depicted on the first issue of 100 AMD banknotes and its model can be seen in Yerevan History Museum. The Holy Trinity Armenian Church in the Malatia-Sebastia district of Yerevan is modeled by architect Baghdasar Arzoumanian after Zvartnots and was completed in 2003.
Zvartnots Cathedral, Ejmiatsin, Armavir Province, Armenia, Eurasia
Zvartnots Cathedral is a 7th-century centrally planned aisled tetraconch type Armenian cathedral built by the order of Catholicos Nerses the Builder from 643-652. Now in ruins, it is located at the edge of the city of Etchmiadzinin Armavir Province of Armenia. Zvartnots was built at a time when much of Armenia was under Byzantine control or influence and during the early invasions of Armenia by the Muslim Arabs. Construction of the cathedral began in 643 under the guidance of Catholicos Nerses III (nicknamed Shinogh or the Builder). Dedicated to St. Gregory, it was located the place, where a meeting between King Trdat III and Gregory the Illuminator was supposed to have taken place. According to the medieval Armenian historian Movses Kaghankatvatsi, the cathedral was consecrated in 652. From 653 to 659, Nerses was in Tayk and the construction of the cathedral continued under Anastas Akoratsi. Following the Arab occupation of Dvin and the intensifying wars between the Byzantine and Arab armies on the former's eastern borders, Nerses transferred the patriarchal palace of the Catholicos from Dvin to Zvartnots. Zvartnots remained standing until the end of the 10th century, but historical sources are silent as to the cause of its collapse. A close copy of the cathedral was erected at Ani out by Trdat the Architect under the reign of Gagik I Bagratuni during the final decade of the 10th century. The contemporary Armenian historian Stepanos Taronetsi referred to Zvartnots when describing the church that Gagik I had inaugurated as a large structure at Valaršapat, dedicated to the same saint that had fallen into ruins. The ruins of Zvartnots remained buried until its remains were uncovered at the start of the 20th century. The site was excavated between 1901 and 1907 under the direction of vardapet Khachik Dadyan, uncovering the foundations of the cathedral as well as the remains of the Catholicos palace and a winery. The excavations furthermore revealed that Zvartnots stood on the remnants of structures that dated back to reign of the Urartian king Rusa II. Most scholars accept the 1905 reconstruction by Toros Toramanian, who worked on the original excavations, and proposed that the building had three floors. Some scholars, as Stepan Mnatsakanyan and most notably A. Kuzentsov, however, reject his reconstruction and have offered alternative plans. Kuzentsov, for example, contended that Toramanian's plan was constructionally illogical and insisted that the technical expertise at the time did not correspond to the bold design that the architect had conceived. The interior of the mosaic-decorated church had the shape of a Greek cross or tetraconch, with an aisle encircling this area, while the exterior was a 32-sided polygon which appeared circular from a distance. Some sources claim that the Zvartnots cathedral is depicted upon Mount Ararat in a relief in Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. However, this is not very likely as the fresco was painted more than 300 years after destruction of the church. Together with churches in Echmiadzin, Zvartnots was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000. A drawing of the cathedral was depicted on the first issue of 100 AMD banknotes and its model can be seen in Yerevan History Museum. The Holy Trinity Armenian Church in the Malatia-Sebastia district of Yerevan is modeled by architect Baghdasar Arzoumanian after Zvartnots and was completed in 2003.
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Armenia travel and tourism guide for Etchmiadzin (Vaghashapat), Temple of Garni, Geghard, Saint Hripsime Church, and Zvartnots Cathedral! I am a Harvard student who lived and interned in Armenia this past summer, and I thought it would be great to share this beautiful country's historic and cultural sites to more people.
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Zvartnots Ruins, Armenia
Zvartnots, one of the sites visited by the Bukasov family during their stay in Georgia and Armenia, is a medieval temple of St. Gregory, located in Ararat valley in the southwest of Armenia. It was built in the 7th century and stood up to the end of the 10th century. In 2000, the Zvartnots ruins have been included on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Why the temple was destroyed, no one knows for sure.
ZVARTNOTS CATHEDRAL - Armenia
A visit to the ancient ruins of this 7th century cathedral. All in the sight of Mt Ararat.
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Zvartnots Cathedral is a 7th-century centrally planned aisled tetraconch type Armenian cathedral built by the order of Catholicos Nerses the Builder from 643-652. Now in ruins, it is located at the edge of the city of Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin) in Armavir Province of Armenia.
Together with churches in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Zvartnots was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2000.
Звартно́ц (арм. Զվարթնոց, храм Бдящих Сил, храм Небесных Ангелов) — храм раннесредневековой армянской архитектуры, расположен близ Еревана и Вагаршапата (Эчмиадзина).
В 2000 руины храма и археологическая территория вокруг него включены в список Всемирного наследия ЮНЕСКО.
Всего есть четыре церкви, построенные по типу храм Звартноц: сам Звартноц, Гагикашен в Ани, церковь в Банаке в области Тайк и церковь в селе Лекит.
Զվարթնոց, հայկական վաղմիջնադարյան ճարտարապետական հուշարձան, գտնվում է Վաղարշապատից 3 կմ հարավ-արևելք։ 1989 թվականին ընդգրկվել է ՅՈՒՆԵՍԿՕ-ի Համաշխարհային մշակութային արժեքների ցանկում։
Զվարթնոցը կառուցվել է Ներսես Գ Տայեցի կաթողիկոսի օրոք՝ 643–652 թթ-ին։ Տաճարը Զվարթնոց է անվանել պատմիչ Սեբեոսը, այլ աղբյուրներում հիշատակվում է նաև Վաղարշապատի Սբ. Գրիգոր, Առապարի Սբ. Գրիգոր անուններով։ «Զվարթնոց» անվանումը հավանաբար առնչվում է նաև զվարթուն՝ հրեշտակ բառին։
Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Vagharshapat, Armavir, Armenia, Eurasia
Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin originally known as the Holy Mother of God Church, is a 4th-century Armenian church in the town of Ejmiatsin, Armenia and is the oldest state-built church in the world. It is also the central cathedral of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Etchmiadzin Cathedral is listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the oldest state-built church in the world. The original vaulted basilica was built in 301-303 by Saint Gregory the Illuminator when Armenia officially became the first Christian country in the world. Gregory had converted King Tiridates III and members of his court. According to the 5th-century Armenian annals, St. Gregory had a vision of Christ descending from heaven and striking the earth with a golden hammer to show where the cathedral should be built. Hence, the patriarch gave the church and the city the new name of Echmiadzin, which may be translated as the place where the Only Begotten descended. In 480, Vahan Mamikonian, the Sassanian governor (marzban) of Armenia, ordered the dilapidated basilica to be replaced with a new cruciform church. In 618, the wooden dome was replaced with a stone one, resting on four massive pillars linked to exterior walls by arcades. This was the church much as it is today. Murals in the interior and extravagant rotundas surmounting the apses appeared in the early 18th century. A three-tier belfry was constructed half a century earlier. The cathedral formerly boasted the largest collection of Armenian medieval manuscripts, but these were lately handed over to the Matenadaran in Yerevan. Immediately west of the cathedral is the Gate of St. Tiridates, leading to the imposing patriarchal palace. To the northeast, with buildings both within and outside the enclosure, is the Spiritual Academy. Several khachkars are north of the cathedral.
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Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armenia. According to scholars it was the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and is considered the oldest cathedral in the world.
The original church was built in the early fourth century—between 301 and 303 according to tradition—by Armenia's patron saint Gregory the Illuminator, following the adoption of Christianity as a state religion by King Tiridates III.
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Travel video about destination Achtala in Armenia.
In the north of Armenia, the Achtala Monastery is located at the end of Monasteries Street. The well-preserved monastery fortress was built in the tenth century A.D. on the site of earlier buildings that dated back to both the Bronze and Iron Ages and was important for the defence of northeastern Armenia. Along the entire northern wall are the remains of a palace that consisted of several far-reaching levels. The Mother of God church continues to be the centre of the church fortress, a massive stone construction with many stone reliefs on its external walls. The interior architecture of the Mother Of God Church, is Armenian, a typical cross-domed church with two free-standing pillars. However, the actual internal decoration is Georgian-Byzantine: the paintings contradict Armenian apostolic tradition. Within the lowest altar area of the rondeau are several saints. The luminosity of the colours is impressive: deepest blue, shimmering gold and warm shades of brown. Large frescoes, with motifs that depict religious history, are visible on each wall. High above the main entrance, Jesus is enthroned, surrounded by saints who worship him. Martyrs are also featured, with the Mother Of God on a throne. Armenia’s Apostolic Church is the world’s oldest-established Church in which three cultures have united as one, Armenian, Georgian and Russian. As well as being a fortress, the Achtala Monastery is a world within a world.
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예레반 남서쪽 20Km지점에 위한 에치미아진. 에치미아진은 아르메니아 정교회의 바티칸으로 불리는 데 미사는 오전11시부터 오후1시까지 2시간동안 지낸다. 나는 미사시간보다 조금 일찍 도착하게 돼 기념품가게에 들어갔다. 여러 기념품 중 유독 눈에 띄는 건 301년, 기독교를 국교로 선포한 후 1700년이 지난 2001년에 커다란 행사를 이곳 에치미아진에서 했다는 점이다. 에치미아진 일대는 서기180년에서 340년까지 아르메니아의 수도였는데 세계최초로 기독교를 국교로 선포할 당시 이 곳은 지금의 교황청과 같은 역할을 했다. 미사를 한창 지낼 무렵, 카레킨 대주교가 입장해 미사에 참석한 신도들에게 영적 축복을 내린다. 미사에 참석한 신도들은 성호경을 그리며 각자 저마다의 소원을 빌어본다. 나는 생각해봤다. 눈물지으며 신께 호소하는 저 할머니. 그녀의 소망은 전 세계에서 민들레처럼 억척스럽게 살아가는 아르메니안의 영원함을 갈구하는 것은 아닐까 하고.
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Triazine in Yerevan southwest chimi for the 20Km point. Chimi on the Misa de azine called the Vatican of the Armenian Orthodox Church spends over 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 2 hours. I went to the gift shop gotta be a little earlier than the mass arrival time. Articles poisonous eye-catching souvenir of several 301 years, proclaimed Christianity as the state religion in 1700 after a big event in 2001, this is the point that in chimi triazine here. Chimi one triazine in place at the time was the capital of Armenia to be 340 years from AD 180 years for the first time in the world to declare Christianity as the state religion played a role, such as the Vatican now. Mass spend time in full swing, a curry Archbishop Quintana makes a spiritual blessing to the faithful present at the entrance to the Mass. A faithful attended the Mass, they wish to see each making a wish each one of seonghogyeong. I think I saw. Grandma smiled and tears that appeal to God. Her hope and wonder what you crave permanence of one hundred million Armenian lives carefully, like dandelions in the world.
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Zvartnots Cathedral in Armenia. Храм Звартноц в Армении.
Величайший храм раннесредневековой армянской архитектуры, расположен близ Еревана и Вагаршапата (Эчмиадзина). Согласно армянскому историку Себеосу, построен при католикосе Нерсесе III Строителе (641/642—661/662 гг.), планировавшем перенести свою резиденцию из Двина в Вагаршапат.
Zvartnots Cathedral are the ruins of a seventh century centrally-planned aisled tetraconch type Armenian cathedral built by order of the Catholicos Nerses the Builder from 641-653. It is located at the edge of the city of Etchmiadzin in the Armavir Province of Armenia.
Music by Armen Chakmakian - Hope Rising
Etchmiadzin Cathedral, Vagharshapat, Armavir, Armenia, Eurasia
Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin originally known as the Holy Mother of God Church, is a 4th-century Armenian church in the town of Ejmiatsin, Armenia and is the oldest state-built church in the world. It is also the central cathedral of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Etchmiadzin Cathedral is listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the oldest state-built church in the world. The original vaulted basilica was built in 301-303 by Saint Gregory the Illuminator when Armenia officially became the first Christian country in the world. Gregory had converted King Tiridates III and members of his court. According to the 5th-century Armenian annals, St. Gregory had a vision of Christ descending from heaven and striking the earth with a golden hammer to show where the cathedral should be built. Hence, the patriarch gave the church and the city the new name of Echmiadzin, which may be translated as the place where the Only Begotten descended. In 480, Vahan Mamikonian, the Sassanian governor (marzban) of Armenia, ordered the dilapidated basilica to be replaced with a new cruciform church. In 618, the wooden dome was replaced with a stone one, resting on four massive pillars linked to exterior walls by arcades. This was the church much as it is today. Murals in the interior and extravagant rotundas surmounting the apses appeared in the early 18th century. A three-tier belfry was constructed half a century earlier. The cathedral formerly boasted the largest collection of Armenian medieval manuscripts, but these were lately handed over to the Matenadaran in Yerevan. Immediately west of the cathedral is the Gate of St. Tiridates, leading to the imposing patriarchal palace. To the northeast, with buildings both within and outside the enclosure, is the Spiritual Academy. Several khachkars are north of the cathedral.