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Saint Mariane Church
Սուրբ Մարիանէ Եկեղեցի
Saint Mariane Church; Սուրբ Մարիանէ Եկեղեցի
	Saint Mariane Church;
Basic information
Location	Ashtarak, Aragatsotn Province,; Armenia
Geographic coordinates	40°17′59″N 44°21′56″E / 40.299628°N 44.365417°ECoordinates: 40°17′59″N 44°21′56″E / 40.299628°N 44.365417°E
Affiliation	Armenian Apostolic Church
Architectural description
Architectural type	Cruciform central-plan inside; Rectangular plan outside
Architectural style	Armenian
Year completed	1271
Specifications
Length	Exterior 11,45 meters
Width	Exterior 8,88 meters
Dome(s)	1
	; Shown within Armenia

The church of Saint Mariane (Armenian: Սուրբ Մարիանէ Եկեղեցի; pronounced Surb Mariane) is centrally located in the town of Ashtarak in theAragatsotn province of Armenia. Nearby are the churches of Karmravor (located southeast of the S. Mariane), Spitakavor, Tsiranavor, and Surb Sarkis. There is also a unique bridge of 1664 in the gorge nearby.

[edit] Architecture

S. Mariane was built in the year 1271 (according to some sources 1281), and has proportions peculiar to the given period of its construction. It has a rectangular plan from the exterior and a cruciform central-plan from the interior, and two-tiered side-chapels join the apse from the western and eastern sides. Of particular interest is the church's drum that is circular from the interior and decahedral from the exterior. A tall dome rests on top. Façades of the church, drum, and dome are simply adorned with cruciform decorations around the rectangular windows. The main portal into the structure is at the southern wall, with a bellfry over this wing built in 1838. Another portal leads into the church from the western wall. Adjacent to the western wing of the church, is an unfinished 20th century basilica with the remainders of a fortified wall built of unprocessed blocks of basalt.

[edit] References

Kiesling, Brady (2005), Rediscovering Armenia: Guide, Yerevan, Armenia: Matit Graphic Design Studio

[edit] External links

S. Mariane Church

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