Haghpat and Sanahin monasteries

Haghpat and Sanahin monasteries
UNESCO world heritage
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	Haghpat (above) and Sanahin (below) monasteries
National territory:	Armenia
Type:	Culture
Criteria :	(ii) (iv)
Surface:	2.65 ha
Buffer zone:	23.8 ha ha
Reference No .:	777
UNESCO region :	Asia and Pacific
	History of enrollment
Enrollment:	1996 (session 20)
Extension:	2000 (session 24)

Monasteries Haghpat and Sanahin is one of the UNESCO -listed site of world cultural heritage in Armenia . The World Heritage site includes the Haghpat Monastery and the Sanahin Monastery , two monastery complexes of the Armenian Apostolic Church , the oldest components of which date from the 10th century, and the Sanahin Bridge, a stone bridge over the Debed from the 12th century, which is the oldest secular monument in Armenia .

background

Armenia is the oldest Christian state in the world. Already in 301 (according to other sources 314) King Trdat III raised. the Christianity to the state religion . The Armenian Apostolic Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox churches that separated from the Roman Imperial Church in the 5th century . In the Middle Ages, numerous Armenian Apostolic monasteries emerged, including in the 10th century the two monasteries Haghpat and Sanahin, located in neighboring towns on the high plateaus on Debed.

registration

The monastery Haghpat was the basis of a decision of the 20th meeting in 1996 World Heritage Committee registered as a heritage site in the list of UNESCO World Heritage. The entry was made on the basis of criteria (ii) and (iv). The reason for the entry states, among other things:

Haghpat Monastery ... is an exceptional example of ecclesiastical architecture that developed in Armenia in the 10th to 13th centuries and is unique in this region due to the mixture of elements of both Byzantine church architecture and the traditional local architectural style.

The resolution suggested that an extension to the Sanahin Monastery , the nearby Sanahin Bridge and the Kayanberd Fortress near Haghpat should be considered. In 2000, at the 24th meeting of the World Heritage Committee, the World Heritage site was expanded to include the Sanahin Monastery and the Sanahin Bridge and renamed Haghpat and Sanahin Monasteries .

scope

The world heritage site consists of three separate areas. These cover a total of 5809 ha of protection . The protected areas of the two monasteries Haghpat and Sanahin are still surrounded by buffer zones.

Ref.No.	designation	location	Protection area	Buffer zone
777-001	Haghpat Monastery	Haghpat , Lori Province ( geocoordinates )41.093611 44.711944	0.75 ha	8.0 ha
777-002	Sanahin Monastery	Sanahin , Lori Province ( geographic coordinates )41.087351 44.665939	1.7 ha	15.8 ha
777-003	Sanahin Bridge	Sanahin , Lori Province ( geographic coordinates )41.098984 44.657583	0.2 ha	-

Single sites

Haghpat Monastery

Haghpat Monastery is surrounded by a wall with round towers. The oldest building is the "Surb Nschan" Church of the Holy Cross, the construction of which began in 976 and was completed in 991. Other buildings include, among other things, the porch of the church designed as a Gawit , the Grigorkirche, the Chapel of Our Lady, a separate bell tower as well as a chapter house and a library, both of which are attached directly to the church.

Sanahin Monastery

The Sanahin Monastery, founded shortly before the Haghpat Monastery (the name means in Armenian: "This is older than that") is also surrounded by a wall. The oldest building is the Church of Our Lady "Surb Astvatsatsin" from the 930s, the largest is the Church of the Redeemer "Surb Amenaphrkitsch", both with their own Gawit. The academy is located between the two churches. Other buildings are the Grigorkirche, a bell tower and a library.

Sanahin Bridge

The Sanahin Bridge from 1192 leads from the flat north bank of the Debed to the steep south bank. To compensate for the difference in height, the bridge was provided with numerous steps. Stylized lions adorn the parapet walls.

photos

Haghpat Monastery
Holy Cross Church
Sanahin Monastery
Mother of God Church
Sanahin Bridge

literature

Jasmine Dum-Tragut : Sanahin Monastery, Haghpat . In: Armenia . 8th updated and expanded edition. Trescher Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-89794-385-8 , pp. 301-313 .

Web links

Commons : Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Haghpat and Sanahin Monasteries on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
Rudij Bergmann: "Haghpat and Sanahin Monasteries - Two Unequal Siblings" , SWR, 2010

Individual evidence

↑ Official name English Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin , French Monastères de Haghbat et de Sanahin , German name according to World Heritage List. In: www.unesco.de. Retrieved November 16, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed November 16, 2017 .
↑ Decision: CONF 201 VIII.C. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed November 18, 2017 .
↑ Decision: CONF 204 XC2. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed November 16, 2017 .
↑ Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin - Maps. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed November 20, 2017 .

Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

[1] Official name English Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin , French Monastères de Haghbat et de Sanahin , German name according to World Heritage List. In: www.unesco.de. Retrieved November 16, 2017 .

[whc-2] Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed November 16, 2017 .

[decision-3] Decision: CONF 201 VIII.C. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed November 18, 2017 .

[4] Decision: CONF 204 XC2. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed November 16, 2017 .

[5] Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin - Maps. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed November 20, 2017 .