Vache I Vachutian
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Vache I Vachutian also Vace Vacutian, also known as Amberdtsi Vachutyan, was an Armenian prince, and a court official of the Kingdom of Georgia holding the offices of Msakhurtukhutsesi, founder of the
Mausoleum of Prince Vache Vacutian, built in 1229 in Horomos Monastery.
St. Garabed Kathoghike Church of Hovhannavank, built in 1216–1221 by Vache Vachutyan.
Horomos
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Horomos, also known as Horomosivank, Ghoshavank, Hochavank or Khosha Vank, is a medieval Armenian monastic complex about 15 kilometers northeast of the ruins of Ani—the capital of Bagratid Armenia— in
Vache I Vachutian
…Monastery (1211), which is evidenced by the inscription preserved on the south wall inside the vestibule. He is also known for building a mausoleum at Horomos Monastery in 1229. The mausoleum is a square space of about 8x8 meters, lined with blind arcades supporting a huge "stone tent" structure of the type of the…
View of the monastery from the northeast
The zhamatun with its colonnaded belvedere covering the hole of the oculus.
Inside the zhamatun
Pillars of the zhamatun, and octagonal vault, featuring "The Tetramorphic Throne and the Last Judgement".