Zvartnots Cathedral
Zvartnots Cathedral is a medieval Armenian cathedral near Vagharshapat, Armenia. Built in the seventh century and now lying in ruins, Zvartnots was noted for its circular exterior structure, unique in medieval Armenian architecture, and a set of interior piers that upheld a multifloor structure crowned with a dome.Photo: DAVID HOLT, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Church
- Description: cathedral in Armenia
- Also known as: “Church of Saint Gregory of Arapar”
Photo: EdgarPriestly, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zvartnots Cathedral and Saint Hripsime Church.
Saint Hripsime Church
Church
Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Hripsime Church is a seventh-century Armenian Apostolic church in the city of Vagharshapat, Armenia. It was built in 618 by Catholicos Komitas over the tomb of Hripsime, a Roman virgin murdered by Tiridates III and a key figure in the Christianization of Armenia. Saint Hripsime Church is situated 2½ km west of Zvartnots Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zvartnots and Voskehat.
Zvartnots
Neighborhood
Zvartnots is a town in the Armenian province of Armavir, about 10 km west from Yerevan, approximately halfway to Ejmiatsin. Zvartnots International Airport, Yerevan's international airport, is located near the town of Zvartnots, as is the Zvartnots Cathedral.
Voskehat
Village
Voskehat is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It has a population of 3,491 at the 2011 census, up from 2,369 at the 2001 census.
Ptghunk
Village
Ptghunk is a village in the Armenian province of Armavir. The village is about 10 miles from Yerevan on the road to Komitas, and is close to the Zvartnots airport. According to the 2011 census, the population of Ptghunk is 1,795.
Zvartnots Cathedral
- Categories: cathedral, ruins, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Armavir Province, Armenia, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.1603° or 40° 9′ 37″ northLongitude
44.33665° or 44° 20′ 12″ eastElevation
883 metres (2,897 feet)Open location code
8HG6586P+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 360172402OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsGeoNames ID
13697246Wikidata ID
Q17054090
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Zvartnots Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Առապարի Սուրբ Գրիգոր եկեղեցի”
- Armenian: “Զվարթնոց տաճար”
- Armenian: “Զվարթնոցի տաճար”
- Azerbaijani: “Göy Mələkləri məbədi”
- Bashkir: “Звартноц”
- Basque: “Zvartnots”
- Belarusian: “Звартноц”
- Bulgarian: “Звартноц (катедрала)”
- Bulgarian: “Звартноц”
- Catalan: “catedral de Zvartnots”
- Catalan: “Catedral de Zvartnots”
- Chinese: “兹瓦尔特诺茨主教座堂”
- Chinese: “兹瓦尔特诺茨教堂”
- Chinese: “兹瓦爾特諾茨主教座堂”
- Chinese: “茲瓦爾特諾茨主教座堂”
- Chinese: “茲瓦爾特諾茨教堂”
- Classical Armenian: “Զուարթնոց”
- Croatian: “Katedrala u Zvartnocu”
- Czech: “Zvarthnocká katedrála”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه زفارتنوتس”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo Zvartnoc”
- Esperanto: “Zvartnoco”
- Estonian: “Zvarthnotsh”
- Finnish: “Zvartnots”
- French: “cathédrale de Zvartnots”
- French: “Cathédrale de Zvartnots”
- French: “Zvartnots”
- Galician: “Catedral de Zvartnots”
- Georgian: “ზვართნოცი”
- German: “Swartnoz”
- Hebrew: “זווארטנוץ”
- Hebrew: “קתדרלת זוורטנוץ”
- Hungarian: “Zvartnoci katedrális”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Zvartnots”
- Japanese: “ズヴァルトノツ大聖堂”
- Korean: “츠바르트노츠 대성당”
- Kotava: “Zvartnots”
- Latvian: “Zvartnocas katedrāle”
- Lithuanian: “Zvartnoco katedra”
- Malay: “Katedral Zvartnots”
- Maltese: “Katidral ta‘ Zvartnots”
- Maltese: “Katidral ta’ Zvartnots”
- Persian: “زوارتنوتس”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع زوارتنوتس”
- Polish: “katedra Zwartnoc”
- Polish: “Katedra Zwartnoc”
- Polish: “katedra zwartnocka”
- Polish: “Zwartnoc”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Zvartnots”
- Russian: “Звартноц”
- Russian: “Храм Звартноц”
- Russian: “храм святого Григория в Вагаршапате”
- Serbian: “Катедрала у Звартноцу”
- Slovenian: “Stolnica Zvartnoc”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Zvartnots”
- Turkish: “Zvartnots Katedrali”
- Turkish: “Zvartnots Tapınağı”
- Ukrainian: “Звартноц”
- Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Zvartnots”
- Vietnamese: “Zvartnots”
- Western Armenian: “Առապարի Սուրբ Գրիգոր եկեղեցի”
- Western Armenian: “Զուարթնոց եկեղեցի”
- Western Armenian: “Զուարթնոց”
- Western Frisian: “Zvartnots”
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