Makravank Monastery
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| Makravank Monastery | |
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| Location | Makravan, Kotayk Province, Armenia |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°31′39″N 44°44′14″E / 40.5275°N 44.737222°ECoordinates: 40°31′39″N 44°44′14″E / 40.5275°N 44.737222°E |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
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| Architectural style | Armenian |
| Completed | 10th-13th c. |
Makravank (Armenian: Մաքրավանք) is an Armenian church-complex located in the village of Makravan, near Hrazdan, in the Kotayk Province, Armenia.[1] The monastic complex includes a half-ruined 11th century chapel.[2] The 13th century church dedicated to Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) has a circular tambour and a conical cupola.[3] The complex also includes the lower walls of the gavit and a medieval cemetery.[1]
[edit] External links
- "Pictures of the Monastery". KTAK. http://ktak.am/page.php?164. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Armenian) Hasratyan, Murad. Մաքրավանք (Mak'ravank'). Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. vol. vii. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1981, pp. 370-371.
- ^ Brady Kiesling, Raffi Kojian (2001). Rediscovering Armenia: an archaeological/touristic gazetteer and map set for the historical monuments of Armenia. Tigran Mets. p. 39.
- ^ Nicholas Holding (2006). Armenia: with Nagorno Karabagh. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 142. ISBN 1841621633.
