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Throughout Georgia and Armenia many of the monasteries and religious complexes are set in remote, inaccesible and wild locations. This is true of the Noravank complex. Built in the 13 C at the end of a steep and rugged sandstone gorge, with amazing views into the Caucasus mountains. The 2 tourists give a good sense of scale.
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Noravank was founded in 1205 by Bishop Hovhannes, the former Abbot of Vahanavank. The monastic complex includes the church of S. Karapet, S. Grigor chapel with a vaulted hall, and the church of S. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God). Ruins of various civil buildings and khachkars are found both inside and outside of the compound walls. Noravank was the residence of the Orbelian princes. The architect Siranes and the remarkable miniature painter and sculptor Momik worked here in the latter part of the thirteenth and early fourteenth century.
Der ursprüngliche Bau wurde bereits im 9. oder 10. Jahrhundert an der gleichen Stelle des heutigen Klosters Noravank errichtet. Da die Region von einem starken Erdbeben heimgesucht wurde, folgte der Erneuerung des Bauwerkes eine Erweiterung vom Kloster Noravank im 13. Jahrhundert.
Noravank (Armenian: Նորավանք, literally "new monastery") is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery. The monastery is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church, which grants access to the second floor by way of a narrow stone-made staircase jutting out from the face of building.
The monastery is sometimes called Noravank at Amaghu, with Amaghu being the name of a small and nowadays abandoned village above the canyon, in order to distinguish it from Bgheno-Noravank, near Goris. In the 13th–14th centuries the monastery became a residence of Syunik's bishops and, consequently. a major religious and, later, cultural center of Armenia closely connected with many of the local seats of learning, especially with Gladzor's famed university and library.
Noravank was founded in 1205 by Bishop Hovhannes, a former abbot of Vahanavank near the present-day city of Kapan in Syunik. The monastic complex includes the church of S. Karapet, S. Grigor chapel with a vaulted hall, and the church of S. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God). Ruins of various civil buildings and khachkars are found both inside and outside of the compound walls. Noravank was the residence of the Orbelian princes. The architect Siranes and the miniature painter and sculptor Momik worked here in the latter part of the thirteenth and early fourteenth century.
The side chapel of Surb (Saint) Grigor was added by the architect Siranes to the northern wall of Surb Karapet church in 1275. The chapel contains more Orbelian family tombs, including a splendid carved lion/human tombstone dated 1300, covering the grave of Elikum son of Prince Tarsayich Orbelian. The modest structure has a rectangular plan, with a semi-circular altar and a vaulted ceiling on a wall arch. The entrance with an arched tympanum is decorated with columns, and the altar apse is flanked with khachkars and representations of doves in relief.
The complex has several surviving khachkars. The most intricate of them all is a 1308 khachkar by Momik. Standing out against the carved background are a large cross over a shield-shaped rosette and salient eight-pointed stars vertically arranged on its sides. The top of the khachkar shows a Deesis scene framed in cinquefoil arches symbolizing a pergola as suggested by the background ornament of flowers, fruit and vine leaves.
Noravank literally "new monastery") is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the city of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery. The monastery is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church, which grants access to the second floor by way of a narrow stone-made staircase jutting out from the face of building.
The monastery is sometimes called Noravank at Amaghu, with Amaghu being the name of a small and nowadays abandoned village above the canyon, in order to distinguish it from Bgheno-Noravank, near Goris. In the 13th–14th centuries the monastery became a residence of Syunik's bishops and, consequently. a major religious and, later, cultural center of Armenia closely connected with many of the local seats of learning, especially with Gladzor's famed university and library.
Noravank was founded in 1205 by Bishop Hovhannes, a former abbot of Vahanavank near the present-day city of Kapan in Syunik. The monastic complex includes the church of S. Karapet, S. Grigor chapel with a vaulted hall, and the church of S. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God). Ruins of various civil buildings and khachkars are found both inside and outside of the compound walls. Noravank was the residence of the Orbelian princes. The architect Siranes and the miniature painter and sculptor Momik worked here in the latter part of the thirteenth and early fourteenth century.
Am Ende der wunderschönen Schlucht Amaghu, die weithin für ihre ziegelroten Klippen bekannt ist, behauptet sich schon seit dem 13. Jahrhundert das malerisch gelegene Kloster Noravank mit dem herrlichen Ausblick auf die Umgebung.
Die Klosteranlage besteht heute aus der Johannes dem Täufer geweihten Hauptkirche mit der ihr vorgelagerten Eingangshalle.
An die Hauptkirche angebaut ist die Gregorkirche. Innerhalb der Umfassungsmauern aus dem 17. und 18. Jahrhundert befinden sich auch die Kirche der Mutter Gottes sowie die Ruine der zerstörten ersten Täuferkirche.
Das Kloster Noravank blickt auf eine lange und ereignisreiche Geschichte zurück. Der ursprüngliche Bau wurde bereits im 9. oder 10. Jahrhundert an der gleichen Stelle des heutigen Klosters Noravank errichtet. Da die Region von einem starken Erdbeben heimgesucht wurde, folgte der Erneuerung des Bauwerkes eine Erweiterung im 13. Jahrhundert.
Ein besonderes Merkmal des Klosters ist die Fassade der zweigeschossigen Mausoleumskirche). Zentrum des Komplexes ist das älteste noch erhaltene Bauwerk, die in der ersten Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts errichtete neue Täuferkirche.
Am Ende der wunderschönen Schlucht Amaghu, die weithin für ihre ziegelroten Klippen bekannt ist, behauptet sich schon seit dem 13. Jahrhundert das malerisch gelegene Kloster Noravank mit dem herrlichen Ausblick auf die Umgebung.
Die Klosteranlage besteht heute aus der Johannes dem Täufer geweihten Hauptkirche mit der ihr vorgelagerten Eingangshalle.
An die Hauptkirche angebaut ist die Gregorkirche. Innerhalb der Umfassungsmauern aus dem 17. und 18. Jahrhundert befinden sich auch die Kirche der Mutter Gottes sowie die Ruine der zerstörten ersten Täuferkirche.
Das Kloster Noravank blickt auf eine lange und ereignisreiche Geschichte zurück. Der ursprüngliche Bau wurde bereits im 9. oder 10. Jahrhundert an der gleichen Stelle des heutigen Klosters Noravank errichtet. Da die Region von einem starken Erdbeben heimgesucht wurde, folgte der Erneuerung des Bauwerkes eine Erweiterung im 13. Jahrhundert.
Ein besonderes Merkmal des Klosters ist die Fassade der zweigeschossigen Mausoleumskirche). Zentrum des Komplexes ist das älteste noch erhaltene Bauwerk, die in der ersten Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts errichtete neue Täuferkirche.
Noravank Monastery :The church is dedicated to St. Father of God is on two floors
and was built in 1339 .
Italiano : Sull'architrave del piano terra troviamo il bassorilievo della Madonna col Bambino in mezzo agli arcangeli Gabriele e Michele Mentre sull'architrave superiore si trova Gesù in mezzo a Pietro e Paolo . Per andare al piano superiore ci sono 2 scale che si congiungono al 1° piano a mostrare la difficoltà di accesso al cielo . La cupola è sostenuta da 12 colonne .
English : On the lintel of the ground floor we find the bas-relief of the Madonna and Child Jesus in the middle of the archangels Gabriel and Michel , while the upper lintel there is Jesus in the midst of Peter and Paul .To go upstairs there are 2 stairs that join the 1st floor to show the difficulty of access to the sky .
The dome is supported by 12 columns .
Though it was built seven centuries ago, in its heyday it was a major cultural center. The monastery is best known for its two-storey Surb Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) church, which grants access to the second floor by way of a narrow stone-made staircase jutting out from the face of building, one of the earliest examples of cantilever architecture.
This is the narrow gorge in which sits the Noravank Monastery. Near the town of Yeghegnadzor, in Armenia. Desolate. Eerie. Stunning.
Noravank is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor in Armenia. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery.
The Surb Astvatsatsin ("Holy Mother of God") Church is part of the Noravank Monastery in Armenia.
It is also called "Burtelashen" ("Burtel's Construction") in honour of Prince Burtel Orbelian. His and his family's tombs are on the ground floor.
The architect was a monk, Momik, who is buried nearby, and construction was completed in 1339.
Photo taken in Noravank, Armenia.
2019/05/31
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Noravank (Armenian: Նորավանք, literally "new monastery") is a 13th-century Armenian monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu River, near the town of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia.
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Noravank - Նորավանք - meaning "New Monastery" s a 13th century Armenian Apostolic Church monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu river, nearby the city of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery. The monastery is best known for its two-storey S. Astvatsatsin church, which grants access to the second floor by way of narrow stones jutting out from the face of building. The monastery is sometimes called Amaghu-Noravank, Amaghu being the name of a small recently destroyed village above the canyon, in order to distinguish it from Bgheno-Noravank, near Goris.
Yet one more place that firstly welcomed me with lot and lot of rain. I waited there for 2 hours to see if the rain stop, but it didnt. I decided that this place can be visited again on my way back to Yerevan as it is definitely worth it. When I was approaching the following time, I had the most amazing and dramatic light - strong, late afternoon light with heavy, dark, stormy clouds in the back - my favorite combination. The contrast and an amazing surrounding landscape created this stunning shot.... surely the 2nd trip was worth it!
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