Vanevan Monastery
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Vanevan Monastery is a monastery located along a gorge south of the village of Artsvanist, southeast of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The main church of Saint Grigor, was built in
Vanevan Monastery (Church of St. Grigor on the left).
Front view of the monastery.
Inscriptions upon the drum.
Rear side view
Gavit
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In a medieval Armenian monastery, a gavit or zhamatun is a congressional room or mausoleum added to the entrance of a church, and therefore often contiguous to its west side. It served as narthex, mau
Gavit of Geghard Monastery in Armenia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dated 1215–1225, it has a muqarnas vault at the center.
Zhamatun of Horomos Monastery, 1038
Zhamatun of Harichavank Monastery, 1201-1219
The first known zhamatun is from Horomos, dated 1038. Vault with oculus ("lightwell") and decorated slabs in an octagonal layout.