Zvartnots Cathedral

cathedral in Armenia

Key facts

Affiliation: Armenian Apostolic Church
Status: in ruins
Location: Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin) , Armavir Province , Armenia
Type: Central-plan aisled tetra-conch (Circular)
Style: Armenian
Height max: 45 meters
Materials: tufa, pumice and obsidian
Criteria: (ii) (iii)
Designated: 2000 (24th session )
Reference no: 1011-006
Region: Caucasus

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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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