Zvartnots Cathedral

Zvartnots Cathedral
Զվարթնոցի տաճար
Common view of the Zvartnots ruins
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
Statusin ruins
Location
LocationVagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armavir Province, Armenia
Zvartnots Cathedral is located in Armenia
Zvartnots Cathedral
Shown within Armenia
Geographic coordinates40°09′35″N 44°20′12″E / 40.159714°N 44.336575°E / 40.159714; 44.336575
Architecture
TypeCentral-plan aisled tetra-conch (Circular)
StyleArmenian
Groundbreaking643
Completed652
Specifications
Height (max)45 meters
Materialstufa, pumice and obsidian
Official name: Cathedral and Churches of Etchmiadzin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots
TypeCultural
Criteria(ii) (iii)
Designated2000 (24th session)
Reference no.1011-006
RegionCaucasus

Zvartnots Cathedral (Armenian: Զուարթնոց (classical); Զվարթնոց (reformed), sometimes rendered in scholarly works as Zuart'nots' or Zuart'noc' ; lit. 'place of reserection/lifefulness/joyfulness') is a medieval Armenian cathedral near Vagharshapat (Ejmiatsin), Armenia. Built in the seventh century and now lying in ruins, Zvartnots was noted for its circular exterior structure, unique in medieval Armenian architecture, and a set of interior piers that upheld a multifloor structure crowned with a dome.


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