Makrawank
Makrawank ( Armenian Մաքրավանք ) is a former monastery of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the central Armenian province of Kotajk . It was probably founded in the 13th century. However, some buildings are much older than the monastery itself. Today it is abandoned. The buildings have been largely destroyed and the area is overgrown.
It is not to be confused with the monastery Makaravank in the province of Tavush .
location
The monastery is located in the west of the city of Hrasdan ( Հրազդան [ həraz'dan ], scientific transliteration and English transcription Hrazdan ). The Armenian capital Yerevan is about 44 kilometers as the crow flies.
Building description
The monastery complex consists of a church with a gavit and a separate chapel. The main church Surb Astwazazin ( Armenian Սուրբ Աստվածածին , "Holy Mother of God ", western Armenian Surp Asdwadsadsin , other romanization Surb Astvatsatsin, Surp Astvatsatsin, Surb Astuacacin ) was built in the 13th century. It is a vaulted hall church. The central church space is crowned by a dome with a tambour . It was added to the north of the small Savior Chapel from the 10th century. This building, of which only the foundations remain, could be entered via a square entrance. The Gawit was also built in the 13th century. It was added to the west of the main church. Today only parts of the lower walls are preserved.
There is a small cemetery to the east of the monastery area. On the site there are some khachkars (artistically hewn memorial stones with a relief cross in the middle, which is surrounded by geometric and plant motifs).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Baghdasaryan Brothers: Makravank monastery complex. Retrieved November 21, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Makravank Monastery - Armeniapedia.org. Retrieved November 21, 2017 .
- ^ A b Deirdre Holding: Armenia with Nagorno Karabagh: the Bradt travel guide . Fourth ed. Chalfont St. Peter 2014, ISBN 978-1-84162-555-3 , pp. 214/215 .
Coordinates: 40 ° 31 ′ 39 ″ N , 44 ° 44 ′ 14 ″ E