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Coordinates: 40°28′35″N 43°46′51″E / 40.47648052°N 43.78091455°E / 40.47648052; 43.78091455
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The '''Zarnja Sourp Khach Armenian Church''' is an [[Armenian Church]] built circa 635 A.D.<ref name=Review>{{cite journal|last=Armen|first=Garbis|title=A Study in Proportions in Armenian Church Architecture|journal=Armenian Review|year=1987|volume=40|issue=2|pages=23–102|accessdate=6 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ <<ԿԱՐՄԻՐ ՎԱՆՔ>>|url=http://www.armmonuments.am/pages.php?al=home&id=8236&act1=more&d=82|publisher=ArmenianMonuments|accessdate=6 March 2013|language=Armenian}}</ref>
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The '''[[Zarinja|Zarnja]] Sourp Khach Armenian Church''' is an [[Armenian Church]] built circa 635 A.D.<ref name=Review>{{cite journal|last=Armen|first=Garbis|title=A Study in Proportions in Armenian Church Architecture|journal=Armenian Review|year=1987|volume=40|issue=2|pages=23–102}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ <<ԿԱՐՄԻՐ ՎԱՆՔ>>|url=http://www.armmonuments.am/pages.php?al=home&id=8236&act1=more&d=82|publisher=ArmenianMonuments|access-date=6 March 2013|language=hy}}</ref>


The Church contains a symmetrical plan of design with a folded-wall structure and pyramidal disposition. The church has been resistant to earthquake movement, because it has survived to this day.<ref name=Review />
The Church contains a symmetrical plan of design with a folded-wall structure and pyramidal disposition. The church has been resistant to earthquake movement, because it has survived to this day.<ref name=Review />
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Revision as of 14:32, 29 July 2023

Surp Khach Church
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
Location
LocationZarinja, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia
Zarnja Sourp Khach Armenian Church is located in Armenia
Zarnja Sourp Khach Armenian Church
Shown within Armenia
Geographic coordinates40°28′35″N 43°46′51″E / 40.47648052°N 43.78091455°E / 40.47648052; 43.78091455
Architecture
StyleArmenian
Completed635

The Zarnja Sourp Khach Armenian Church is an Armenian Church built circa 635 A.D.[1][2]

The Church contains a symmetrical plan of design with a folded-wall structure and pyramidal disposition. The church has been resistant to earthquake movement, because it has survived to this day.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Armen, Garbis (1987). "A Study in Proportions in Armenian Church Architecture". Armenian Review. 40 (2): 23–102.
  2. ^ "ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ <<ԿԱՐՄԻՐ ՎԱՆՔ>>" (in Armenian). ArmenianMonuments. Retrieved 6 March 2013.