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moldings. In the center of the facade there is an impressive bust of Father-God, unique in
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the openings there are representations of doves and sirens with women's crowned heads. Such reliefs were widely used in fourteenth-century
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working. By cutting and chopping stones from the rocks, he is about to finish the construction of the monastery in due time. Knowing this, the prince sends a servant, who by the order of his master, climbs the dome of the monastery and pushes Momik down. The last stone cut by the Momik becomes his tombstone.
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from the end of the XIII century to the middle of the XIV century. It is important not only for its history, but it is also considered as an exclusive encyclopedia of the
Armenian cultural heritage due to its architecture, sculptural, writing and miniature art. It is one of the unique monument groups
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of the door is filled with an ornament and with a representation of the Holy Virgin seated on a rug with the Child and flanked by two saints. The ornament also has large letters interlaced by shoots with leaves and flowers. The Holy Virgin is sitting in the
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The grandest structure is Surb
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Master Momik falls in love with the beautiful daughter of
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Externally, the western facade stands out among the ones decorated with sculptures of animals, birds, plant and geometric ornaments. Cantilevered stairs lead up to the second floor porch on either side. On the headstone of the first floor Mother of God with baby Jesus in her arms is depicted flanked
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is designed by architect Momik. It is one of the rare two-story churches in
Armenia. The construction was completed in 1339. The first floor is externally a quadrangular structure, and internally it is a cross-shaped structure, which used to be a tomb. The second floor is internally and externally a
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to the northern wall of Surb
Karapet church in 1275. The chapel contains more Orbelian family tombs, including a splendid carved lion/human tombstone dated 1300, covering the grave of Elikum son of Prince Tarsayich Orbelian. The modest structure has a rectangular plan, with a semi-circular altar and
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that lead to the upper level, with profiled butts to the steps. The doorways are framed with broad rectangular plaitbands, with ledges in the upper part, with columns, fillets and strips of various, mostly geometrical, fine and intricate patterns. Between the outer plathand and the arched framing of
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Noravank. The original three-tier composition of the building is based on the increasing height of the tiers and the combination of the heavy bottom with the divided middle and the semi-open top. Accordingly, decoration is more modest at the bottom and richer
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in her arms, with one prophet on each side. The pediment is fringed by an inscription band and a double arch decorated with amethyst carvings. Above the entrance, a broad mullioned bay window terminates in a pointed pediment, the wide arched frame of which finishes with a zigzag band and alabaster
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Orbelyan in 1261. It is a large pillarless hall, the semi-arches rising from the walls intersect diagonally and form the square crowned with an arch. The floor is covered with tombstones of Orbelians and monastery leaders. On the north-eastern side of the ceiling is a bas-relief
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The Noravank congregation and economy expanded in the XIII-XIV centuries, during the reign of the Orbelians, who sponsored the construction of other monument group structures. During their reign, Noravank became the metropolitan center of Syunik, as well as the family cemetery of the Orbelyans. In
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at her sides, and, on the upper tympanium, a half-length representation of Christ and figures of the Apostles Peter and Paul. As distinct from the reliefs of Noravank's vestry, these ones are carved on a plain surface, which gives them greater independence. The figures are distinguished by their
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In 1340 an earthquake destroyed the dome of the church which in 1361 was reconstructed by the architect Siranes. In 1931 the dome was damaged during another earthquake. In 1949, the roof and the walls of the church were repaired. In 1998 the roof and drum was rebuilt with the aid of an
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A group of the founders of Burtelashen is depicted on three columns of the western part of its rotunda. The picture consisted of relief figures of the Holy Virgin with the Child, sitting on a throne, and two standing men in rich attire, one of them holding a model of the temple.
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built by Liparit Orbelyan at the time of Archbishop Sargis’ leadership (1216-1221). It is an externally rectangular and internally cross-shaped domed composition with double-story vaults in the four corners. The only entrance on the western side opens into the vestibule.
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adjacent to St. Stepanos from the north is a one-nave vaulted building built by the Orbelians palace architect Siranes in 1275, by Tarsayich Orbelyan's order, on the grave of his brother Smbat Orbelyan. Later, other representatives of the Orbelian dynasty were buried here.
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940:- Prince Elikum Orbelian dies and is buried in the monastery, in the Chapel of St Grigor; the tomb of the prince, son of Tarsaich, bears a human representation with a lion's tail and paws: these characteristics were attributed to him for his courage in war.
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The second church is the Surb Karapet, a cross within square design with restored drum and dome built in 1216–1227, just north of the ruins of the original Surb Karapet, destroyed in an earthquake. The church was built by the decree of Prince
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rug is visible with drooping tassels. In Syunik temples of the thirteenth-fourteenth centuries the cult of the Holy Virgin was widely spread. She was depicted in relief, and many churches were dedicated to her.
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The western facade stands out in the exterior decoration. On the front stone of the door, on a small sculptural niche, Mother of God is depicted sitting on a throne covered with a carpet, holding baby
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transcribes a beautiful Gospel for the brothers Hovhannes and Tadeos Princess Mina Khatun, daughter of King Djala of the Aghuank and wife of Tarsaich, donates many goods to the monastery.
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a vaulted ceiling on a wall arch. The entrance with an arched tympanum is decorated with columns, and the altar apse is flanked with khachkars and representations of doves in relief.
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is the earliest single-nave structure of the monastery built with semi-cultured stones, the ruins of which were excavated adjacent to the southern wall of St. Stepanos in 1982-83.
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at the top. Employed as decorative elements are columns, small arches, profiled braces forming crosses of various shapes, medallions, interlaced banding around windows and doors.
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There is a thematic sculpture on the third floor columns of the rotunda: Virgin Mary with the Child and the patrons of the church, Burtel holding the church icon and the sons.
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and, consequently, a major religious and, later, cultural center of Armenia closely connected with many of the local seats of learning, especially with
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that contains some miniated pages of an earlier date which are some of the oldest and most famous examples of Armenian miniature art.
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dies and is buried in the monastery. Sandjar, son of Tankarghul, donates an orchard to the monastery on the birth of his son.
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and Bishop Sargis build a church in the monastery: sources refer to it as the Church of St. Stepanos Noravank (the
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plasticity of form, softness of modeling, and accentuation of certain details of clothing.
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1453:"Burtelashen" (Burtel's construction) St. Astvatsatsin Church
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Grave of Elikum III Orbelian, son of Prince Tarsaich Orbelian
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1297 Stepanos Orbelyan completed his history in Noravank.
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364:Surb Astvatsatsin Church of Noravank
1613:The entrance of Astvatsatsin church
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3446:St. Nicholas Monastery
3346:Cathedral of St. James
1812:Armenian Bird Census.
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1669:Aerial view
1352:Coordinates
1265:August 2023
822:Before 1273
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435:Holy Virgin
171: /
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2024:St. Mesrop
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1956:Aragatsotn
1824:23 January
1797:23 January
1766:2023-07-20
1746:References
1697:Bas-relief
1683:The museum
616:Vahanavank
484:hazarashen
439:Archangels
306:Vahanavank
159:45°13′58″E
156:39°41′03″N
3477:Singapore
3326:Palestine
3322:Jerusalem
3296:St. Minas
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3252:Nor Jugha
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3086:Holy Sign
3046:Cathedral
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1328:Residence
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3305:Tehran (
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2064:Voskevaz
1978:Byurakan
1891:Noravank
1641:The hole
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1467:Findings
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219:Նորավանք
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195:Armenian
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3563:Romania
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288:History
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