| Gandzasar monastery | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of the monastery in 2018 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Rite | Armenian |
| Year consecrated | July 22, 1240[1] |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | near Vankli village, Kalbajar, Azerbaijan |
  Shown within Azerbaijan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°03′26″N 46°31′50″E / 40.0572862°N 46.5305449°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Armenian |
| Groundbreaking | 1216[2] |
| Completed | 1238[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Length | church: 12.3 metres (40 ft)[3] gavit: 11.8 metres (39 ft)[4] |
| Width | church։ 17.75 metres (58.2 ft)[3] gavit: 13.25 metres (43.5 ft)[4] |
Gandzasar (Armenian: Գանձասար)[a] is a 13th-century Armenian Apostolic cathedral (historically a monastery) near the village of Vank in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. It has historically been the most important church of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) since its foundation. One of the finest pieces of Armenian architecture[6][7] of the mid-1200s, the building is best known among scholars for its richly decorated dome.[6][7]
In Azerbaijan, where it is referred to as "Ganjasar" (Azerbaijani: Gəncəsər), the history of the monastery is narrated differently. Azerbaijan authorities reject its alleged Armenian heritage and instead call it a "Caucasian Albanian church."[8]
- ^ Mkrtchyan 1989, p. 15.
- ^ a b Mkrtchyan 1989, p. 14.
- ^ a b Mkrtchyan 1989, p. 16.
- ^ a b Mkrtchyan 1989, p. 18.
- ^ Hewsen 2001, p. 134.
- ^ a b Якобсон, А. (1991). "Из истории армянского средневекового зодчества (Гандзасарский монастырь XIII в.)". К освещению проблем истории и культуры Кавказской Албании и восточных провинций Армении: 447.
- ^ a b Анохин, Г. (1981). "Малый Кавказ". Физкультура и спорт.
- ^ Шнирельман, В. (2003). Войны памяти: мифы, идентичность и политика в Закавказье. М.: Академкнига. p. 212.
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