Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Church 10 — 11 cc․

Turkey / Kars / Bash-Shoragyal / Ani

Location

The monument whose original name remains obscure is known in specialised literature as the domed church of the Citadel. It is situated on the south-eastern slope of the Citadel facing the river Akhurian.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan 2011, p. 105.

Historical Introduction

The lapidary inscriptions of the church have not come down to our days; nor are there any historiographical records bearing reference to it. It traces back to the period between the 10th and 11th centuries and was preserved standing in a dilapidated state until the 1960s.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan 2011, p. 105.

Architectural Description

The church represents a central-domed structure with its only entrance opening from its southern facade. It had a vestry on either side of the sanctuary, its cylindrical drum lying beneath a conical spire. On the whole, the church had a plain ornamentation, the only exception being its southern facade, which had an ornate entrance frame and splendid crowns embellishing its triangular niches. The band of plant ornaments enriching the cornice above the entrance shared common stylistic features with the cornices of the northern and southern entrances of Sourb Arakelots Church of Ani. Exterior dimensions: 10.7 x 7.9 metres.

Karapetian, Samvel. Ani 1050, Yerevan 2011, p. 105.

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Direction From the north-east
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Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

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Direction From the south
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Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

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Direction From the south-west
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Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 y․

Type Photo
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Source Black-and-white negative

Type Photo
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Direction From the south-west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 2010 y․

Type Photo
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Direction From the north-west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 2010 y․

Type Photo
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Direction From the south
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 2010 y․

Type Photo
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Direction From the north-west
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Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

Type Photo
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Direction From the south-west
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Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

Type Photo
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Direction From the north-east
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Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

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Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

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Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

Partial view of the entrance of the domed church of the Citadel

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Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1900 — 1910 yy․

Partial view of the entrance of the domed church of the Citadel