Saint Gevorg Church, a ruined Armenian apostolic church in Nakhchivan, the capital of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. [1] [2]
St. Gevorg Church | |
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Սուրբ Գեվորգ Եկեղեցի | |
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Location | Nakhchivan (city) |
Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
History | |
Status | destroyed |
Founded | 1869 |
Architecture | |
Style | Basilica |
Years built | 1869-1872 |
Demolished | 1997-2005 |
The church was built in 1869 on the foundations of a previously existing church that existed on the site. The construction was completed in 1872. [1] [2] [3]
In Soviet times, it was still a standing monument. [1] [2] The church was completely destroyed at some point between 1997 and 2005. [4] [3]
The church had a quadripartite domed basilica design. It was made up of a rectangular plan of the main shrine, a pair of storage rooms and a hall. The dome, lined with bricks, was located in the center of the cross-like roof of the building, on four gables. [1] [3]
It had three entrances, which were located on the western, northern and southern facades. [1] [3]
The outer walls were lined with red tuff brought from the quarry of Karmir Vank valley in Astapat village. [1]
The church looked quite interesting from the outside, but modestly decorated. The ornamental sculptures were only on the arches of the entrances and windows. [1]
On the two windows on the west side, in a frame, the compositional iconography of St. Sargis was carved. St. Sargis was depicted riding a horse and killing a snake-dragon with a cross-shaped spear under the horse's feet. A praying man was also depicted in front of the horse. A halo was depicted on the head of St. Sargis. [1] [3]
Saint Gevorg Church, a ruined Armenian apostolic church in Nakhchivan, the capital of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. [1] [2]
St. Gevorg Church | |
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Սուրբ Գեվորգ Եկեղեցի | |
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Location | Nakhchivan (city) |
Denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church |
History | |
Status | destroyed |
Founded | 1869 |
Architecture | |
Style | Basilica |
Years built | 1869-1872 |
Demolished | 1997-2005 |
The church was built in 1869 on the foundations of a previously existing church that existed on the site. The construction was completed in 1872. [1] [2] [3]
In Soviet times, it was still a standing monument. [1] [2] The church was completely destroyed at some point between 1997 and 2005. [4] [3]
The church had a quadripartite domed basilica design. It was made up of a rectangular plan of the main shrine, a pair of storage rooms and a hall. The dome, lined with bricks, was located in the center of the cross-like roof of the building, on four gables. [1] [3]
It had three entrances, which were located on the western, northern and southern facades. [1] [3]
The outer walls were lined with red tuff brought from the quarry of Karmir Vank valley in Astapat village. [1]
The church looked quite interesting from the outside, but modestly decorated. The ornamental sculptures were only on the arches of the entrances and windows. [1]
On the two windows on the west side, in a frame, the compositional iconography of St. Sargis was carved. St. Sargis was depicted riding a horse and killing a snake-dragon with a cross-shaped spear under the horse's feet. A praying man was also depicted in front of the horse. A halo was depicted on the head of St. Sargis. [1] [3]