Saghmosavank Monastery

The Saghmosavank monastic complex is an Armenian monastery and church located in the village of Saghmosavan in the Aragatsotn region of Armenia. The monastery complex is five kilometers north of Hovhannavank and like Hovhannavank is perched on the edge of the precipitous gorge of the Kasagh river. Their silhouettes dominate the adjacent villages and rise sharp against the background of the mountains crowned by Mount Aragats. [Architectural Ensembles of Armenia"O. Khalpakhchian, published in Moscow by Iskusstvo Publishers in 1980.]

The main temples of the monasteries erected by Prince Vache Vachutyan - the Church of Zion in Saghmosavank (1215) and the Church of Karapet in Hovhannavank (1216-1221) belong to the same type of cross-winged domed structure with two-floor annexes in all the corners of the building. Subcupola space predominates in the interiors of both churches, which is reflected in the exterior shapes of these structures.

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* [http://www.armenica.org/cgi-bin/armenica.cgi?=2=ba=1=baz0007= Saghmosavank Monastery at Armenica.org]
* [http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Saghmosavank_Monastery Saghmosavank Monastery at Armeniapedia]