Saint Gayane Church, 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat, Armenia.
The church features a central domed structure with three naves, an octagonal drum supported by four pillars, and a semicircular eastern apse.
Catholicos Ezra I commissioned the construction of Saint Gayane Church in 630 AD at the location where Saint Gayane met her martyrdom.
The interior walls display frescoes of saints in the tympanum above the main entrance and paintings of clergymen along the portico niches.
The church welcomes visitors through three entrances: a main arched portico and two additional doorways on the northern and southern walls.
A triple-arched portico, added in 1683, contains burial chambers for notable Armenian religious figures including Arakel Davrizhetsi and Lusine Zakaryan.
Location: Vagharshapat
GPS coordinates: 40.15752,44.29178
Latest update: March 5, 2025 18:42
Armenia hosts a collection of archaeological, religious, and natural sites that testify to several millennia of rich human occupation. The country's mountainous territory features medieval monasteries perched on rocky plateaus, such as Tatev which overlooks gorges from 5,250 feet (1600 meters), or Khor Virap offering a direct view of Mount Ararat. Religious buildings are complemented by ancient remains like the Greco-Hellenistic temple at Garni, built in the first century, and the circular ruins of Zvartnots Cathedral. Military fortresses such as Amberd, situated at 7,550 feet (2300 meters), demonstrate defensive architecture developed as early as the seventh century. The Armenian landscape also shapes notable geological formations, including the Noravank gorges with their red sandstone walls rising up to 650 feet (200 meters), and the Debed canyon, which houses the listed monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin. Lake Sevan, a freshwater body situated at nearly 6,200 feet (1900 meters), extends over more than 470 square miles (1200 square kilometers) and features monasteries and beaches along its shores. Significant archaeological discoveries have been made at sites like the Areni-1 cave, where artifacts over 6000 years old have been uncovered, while the Megalithic site of Zorats Karer contains more than 200 standing stones dating back several millennia B.C.
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