Cathedral of Mren
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| Cathedral of Mren | |
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Mren in the early 20th century |
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 Shown within Turkey
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Digor (District), Kars, Kars Province, Turkey |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°14′32″N 43°39′47″E / 40.242125°N 43.662953°ECoordinates: 40°14′32″N 43°39′47″E / 40.242125°N 43.662953°E |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Three-nave basilica with dome |
| Architectural style | Armenian |
| Groundbreaking | 631 |
| Completed | 639 |
The Cathedral of Mren is a 7th century Armenian church now in the Kars region of Turkey near the border with Armenia, about 1.5 km west of the Akhurian River.
The church of Mren is a domed triple-nave basilica.
See also [edit]
- Odzun Church, an architecturally similar and contemporaneous three-nave basilica with dome in Odzun, Armenia
Bibliography [edit]
- Kouymjian, Dickran. "Index of Armenian Art: Armenian Architecture - Mren". Armenian Studies Program. California State University, Fresno.
External links [edit]
- The Cathedral of Mren on VirtualAni.org
- The Cathedral of Mren on Gagik Arzumanyan's photo gallery
- Mren Cathedral at the Rensselaer Digital Collections
- 3D model of Mren
