Yereruyk Basilica, Armenia

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This monument is not only a famous achievement of Armenian classical architecture, but also that of early Christian period. It is situated not far from Bagratuny's capital Ani, in Shirak's historical Yereruyk settlement, on a not very tall hill in the northern side of Yereruyk artificial water-well. It was built from the local light orange stone of Ani.

The inside space of the hall was divided into a wide (the central one) and two narrow naves by means of three pairs of pillars.

The scheme represents a 11,5 x 26,6m a rectangle hall between the four corner rooms of which outside vaulted halls were built. From all the sides basilica is encircled with many-stepped socles. In present preserved the almost original walls, the main apse and the vestibules next to it, part of the north-western walls, the remainders of outer halls and socles.

The architecture of Yereruyk's basilica descended from the previous before Christianity period art, was in some contact with the neighboring Christian nations' (Syria) architecture and in its turn gave rich material to the next period of Armenian architectural-building art.

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