Coordinates: 40°28′35″N 43°46′51″E / 40.47648052°N 43.78091455°E / 40.47648052; 43.78091455

Zarinja Sourp Khach Armenian Church

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Surp Khach Church
File:Red church Zarinja 5.JPG
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
Location
LocationZarinja, Aragatsotn Province, Armenia
Geographic coordinates40°28′35″N 43°46′51″E / 40.47648052°N 43.78091455°E / 40.47648052; 43.78091455
Architecture
StyleArmenian
Completed635

The Zarinja Sourp Khach Armenian Church is an Armenian Church built circa 635 A.D.[1][2] The Church contains a symmetrical plan of design with a folded-wall structure and pyramidal disposition. The church has been resistant to earthquake movement, because it has survived to this day.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Armen, Garbis (1987). "A Study in Proportions in Armenian Church Architecture". Armenian Review. 40 (2): 23–102.
  2. "ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ <<ԿԱՐՄԻՐ ՎԱՆՔ>>" (in հայերեն). ArmenianMonuments. Retrieved 6 March 2013.