Hovhannavank
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Hovhannavank, also Yovhannavank‘ is a medieval monastery located in the village of Ohanavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The monastery stands on the edge of the Kasagh River canyon, and its territory is adjacent to the village of Ohanavan. The deep gorge is carved by the Kasagh River.
The old single-nave church
Kathoghike Church, built in 1216-1221 by Vache Vachutyan.
Gavit of Hovhannavank, completed in 1250 by Kurd Vachutian.
Gandzasar monastery
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Gandzasar is a 13th-century Armenian Apostolic cathedral near the village of Vank in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. It has historically been the most important church of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) since its foundation. One of the finest pieces of Armenian architecture of the mid-1200s, the building is best known among scholars for its richly decorated dome.
Aerial view of the monastery in 2018
Plan of Gandzasar monastery, with the zhamatun (built 1261) and the church (built in 1216-1238).
The foundation inscription on the interior wall.
Depiction of Hasan-Jalal Dawla, Gandzasar monastery, 1238.