Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin

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Islamic Republic of Iran

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These two Byzantine monasteries, located in the Tumania region, were important centers of learning during the flourishing period of the Chiurigian dynasty (10th-13th centuries). Sanakhin was famous for its schools of painters and calligraphers. The two monastic complexes represent the highest achievement of Armenian religious architecture, with a unique style that combines elements of Byzantine ecclesiastical architecture with traditional vernacular architecture of the Caucasus region.

# Sanahin Monastery

# Byzantine monastery

# Painter

# Armenian religious architecture

Monastery gate, looking from inside out note stone crosses (khachkars) left and right

Church interior, nave and altar

The belltower and the Church of Sourb Nshan

Artistically carved entranceway to one of the buildings

The belltower

Monastery gate, stone crosses (khachkars)

Scriptorium with holes in the floor for hiding scrolls during times of peril

Road map of the Haghpat-Sanahin area

Dome (interior)

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Information extracted from Wikidata

IPA transcription	1842653
number of rooms	viaf-309915878
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/027d9g4
Commons category	Haghpat
has part	Khachkar
inception	0901-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location	Point(44.712073 41.093716)
Commons gallery	Haghpat
directions	գյուղի հվ-աե եզրին
described at URL	http://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?DocID=37965
country	Armenia
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Haghpat-Nshan.jpg
architectural style	Category:People from San Cristóbal de La Laguna
executive body	Haghpat
location of creation	Haghpat

heritage designation	Category:Views of Pienza
start time	1996-01-01T00:00:00Z