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Culmination of a Late Antique Legacy? The Golden Age of Armenian Architecture in the Seventh Century

Patrick Donabédian · 2023

Catalogue summary

The chapter explains seventh-century Armenian church architecture through three converging forces: new Christian building needs, adaptation of Byzantine models, and a dome-centered structural revolution expressed across cruciform, radiating, central, and longitudinal plans.

Why this matters

It clarifies how a large formal repertoire consolidated a recognizable Armenian architectural identity shared in part with neighboring Iberia.

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Published in
Re-Thinking Late Antique Armenia: Historiography, Material Culture, and Heritage
Year
2023
Language
English
DOI
10.1484/m.convisup-eb.5.135374

Citation

Patrick Donabédian 2023. Culmination of a Late Antique Legacy? The Golden Age of Armenian Architecture in the Seventh Century. Re-Thinking Late Antique Armenia: Historiography, Material Culture, and Heritage. https://doi.org/10.1484/m.convisup-eb.5.135374

Topics

Archaeology, art, and material cultureReligion and church history

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