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| '''Gandzasar monastery''' ({{lang-hy|Գանձասարի վանք}}) is a 13th century ] ] situated in the ] region of ], near the village of Vank. "Gandzasar" means ''treasure mountain'' or ''hilltop treasure'' in Armenian.<ref name= "bbc2005">Thus, the name divided into syllables, Գանձ+ա+սար, is translated as ] = treasure; ] = mountain or hilltop, with the letter "]" (-a-), forming an ] ].</ref> The monastery holds relics believed to belong to ], father of John the Baptist. Gandzasar was the residence of the ] of the Albanian Catholicate of the Armenian Apostolic Church from about 1400 until 1816,<ref name="hewsen">{{cite book | last = Hewsen | first = Robert H. | title = Armenia: A Historical Atlas | year = 2001 | publisher = ] | isbn = 0-226-33228-4 | page = 159}}</ref> and is now the seat of the Archbishop of ]. | |||
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| Gandzasar's cathedral church shares many architectural forms with the main churches of two other Armenian monasteries also built in the mid-13th century: ] and ]. <ref>] and Patrick Donabedian. ''Les Arts Arméniens''. Paris, 1987.</ref><ref>Thierry, Jean. ''Eglises et Couvents du Karabagh''. Antelais, Lebanon, 1991, pp. 161-165</ref> | |||
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| Gandzasar Gəncəsər məbədi Գանձասար | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Functioning |
| Year consecrated | July 20, 1240 |
| Location | |
| Location | near the village of Vank, Agdara town of Tartar rayon, Azerbaijan Republic |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Monastery, Church |
| Style | Armenian |
| Completed | 1238 |
| Website | |
| www.gandzasar.com | |
History and architecture
The construction of Gandzasar began in 1216, under the patronage of the Armenian prince of Khachen, Hasan-Jalal Dawla, and it was completed in 1238 and consecrated on July 22, 1240.
The complex is protected by high walls. Within the complex is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (Սուրբ Յովհաննու Մկրտիչ եկեղեցի in Armenian), built between 1216 and 1238. The drum of its dome has exquisite bas-reliefs that depict the Crucifixion, Adam and Eve, and two ministers holding a model of the church above their heads as an offering to God. The bas-reliefs have been compared to the elaborate carvings of Aghtamar, and some art historians consider the monastery to represent one of the masterpieces of Armenian architecture. Anatoly L. Yakobson, a prominent Soviet medieval art historian, described Gandzasar as a "pearl of architectural art....This is a unique monument of medieval architecture and monumental sculpture, which by right ought to be regarded as an encyclopedia of 13th-century Armenian art."
Gallery
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The Gandzasar monastery
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Closeup of cupola
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Interior
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Gandzasar bas-reliefs
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Armenian medieval lapidary inscriptions on Gandzasar's walls
See also
Notes
- Khatcherian, Hrair (1997). Artsakh: A Photographic Journey. Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, p. 13.
- See Comneno, Lala M., Cuneo, P, and Manukian, S. Volume 19: Gharabagh. Documents of Armenian Art - Documenti di Architettura Armena Series. Polytechnique and the Armenian Academy of Sciences, Milan, OEMME Edizioni, 1980, Introduction
- Hakobyan, Hravard H (1990). The Medieval Art of Artsakh. Yerevan, Armenian SSR: Parberakan. p. 76. ISBN 5-8079-0195-9.
Further reading
- Template:Ru icon Yakobson, Anatoly L. “From the History of Medieval Armenian Architecture: the Monastery of Gandzasar,” in: Studies in the History of Culture of the Peoples in the East. Moscow-Leningrad. 1960.
External links
- Gandzasar.com - Gandzasar Monastery, Nagorno Karabakh Republic (official site)
- Program about Gandzasar Monastery by Vem Radio
