St. Gevorg Chapel :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

St. Gevorg Chapel 9 — 10 cc․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Sulda

Location

St. Gevorg Chapel stands at the top of a hill rising at the southern edge of Sulda.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 462.

Historical Introduction

St. Gevorg Chapel serves as a pilgrimage destination not only for the inhabitants of Sulda, but also for the people of the neighbourhood who generally visit it on Red Sunday.

«Նոր-Դար», 1889, N 132, էջ 2-3։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 463.

Description

It represents a uni-nave monument (exterior dimensions: 6.9 x 4.8 metres) built with large blocks of finely-finished stone and mortar. Its walls have hardly survived to a height of 2 metres. Its building techniques and construction peculiarities are typical of the period between the 9th and 10th centuries. Not far from the chapel is preserved a winged cross (190 x 130 x 50 centimetres) dating from the same time-span.

Էփրիկեան Հ. Ս., Պատկերազարդ բնաշխարհիկ բառարան, հ. Ա, Վենետիկ, 1903-1905, էջ 70։ Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, pp. 462-463.

Type Photo
View Exterior
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