St. Hovhannes Church :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Hovhannes Church

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Gandza

Location

At the top of Mount St. Hovhannes rising 3 kilometres south-west of Gandza, at an altitude of 2,327 metres above sea level stands a church of the same name. It is a uni-nave medieval monument (exterior dimensions: 6.83 x 4.45 metres).

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 143.

Description

The church is preserved standing. It rests on a double-stepped stylobate and is entirely built of finely-dressed stone. Pilgrims generally visit the sanctuary on its feast day celebrated on 24 June.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 143.

Type Photo
View Partial view
Direction From the north-west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

Type Photo
View Exterior
Direction From the west
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

Type Measurement
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Sketch