Makaravank Monastery
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Makaravank Monastery is a medieval Armenian monastic complex renowned for its intricate stone carvings and picturesque forested setting in northeastern Armenia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Makaravank Monastery canonical | 2 |
| Haghartsin Monastery | 1 |
| Makravank Monastery | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Armenian monastery
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ |
| access | mountain road from Achajur ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Armenian cross-in-square church ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 10th–13th centuries ⓘ |
| country | Armenia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of regional school of Armenian architecture
ⓘ
important monument of Armenian medieval art ⓘ |
| denomination |
Oriental Orthodoxy
ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox
|
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| feature |
animal motifs
ⓘ
bas-relief sculptures ⓘ floral motifs ⓘ geometric patterns ⓘ khachkars ⓘ ornamental cornices ⓘ |
| function |
monastic complex
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | Classical Armenian ⓘ |
| hasPart |
St. Astvatsatsin Church
ⓘ
Saint Grigor Church ⓘ
surface form:
St. S. Grigor Church
chapel ⓘ gavit ⓘ service buildings ⓘ |
| heritage | medieval Armenian architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decorative reliefs
ⓘ
intricate stone carvings ⓘ ornamental facades ⓘ |
| landscapeContext |
rocky slopes
ⓘ
wooded hills ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tavush Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern Armenia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Achajur village ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
greenish stone
ⓘ
pink andesite ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Ijevan ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| plan | complex of multiple adjoining churches and halls ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially restored ⓘ |
| religion | Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ |
| roofType |
conical dome
ⓘ
stone-tiled roofs ⓘ |
| setting | forested mountainside ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Tavush ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Haghartsin Monastery
this entity surface form:
Makravank Monastery