Saint John church, Ganja, Religious site in Ganja, Azerbaijan.

Saint John church is a religious building in Ganja featuring stone walls, arched windows, and a central dome in Armenian style. The structure shows a rectangular layout with recesses and details adapted for worship and gatherings.

The building was constructed in 1633 and stands as one of the oldest Christian structures in this city. Its founding in the 17th century shows the long presence of Christianity in the region.

The church kept an Albanian identity until the 19th century, when it was restored by Armenians and served as one of four Armenian churches in Ganja listed in an 1849 archival document. Its interior and exterior Armenian inscriptions were later erased and the cross removed; the building now houses a music club.

The building no longer functions as a church: since the Karabakh conflict it has housed a music club and a philharmonic hall, so there are no religious services to work around. Visit as you would any concert or club venue, and look for the erased Armenian inscriptions and the missing cross on the exterior.

The building carries original inscriptions from the 17th century on its walls, recording the exact year it was built. These carved texts offer a direct view into when the structure was founded.