Cathedral of Mren
The Cathedral of Mren is a 7th-century Armenian church in an abandoned medieval town site called Mren. It is located in the Kars region of Turkey near the border with Armenia, about 1.5 km west of the Akhurian River.
| Cathedral of Mren | |
|---|---|
 Mren in the early 20th century | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
| Location | |
| Location | Digor (District), Kars |
  Shown within Turkey | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40.242125°N 43.662953°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Three-nave basilica with dome |
| Style | Armenian |
| Groundbreaking | 631 |
| Completed | 639 |
The church of Mren is a domed triple-nave basilica, believed, on the basis of an inscription on its west facade and on stylistic features, to have been built 631–639. It was built by an Armenian ally of the emperor Heraclius to celebrate his entry into Jerusalem in 628.
Path leading from village Karabağ to city of Mren
Collapsed side aisle
Portal with relief
Facade wit kchchkars
Lintel with relief
Side aisle
Apse
See also
- Odzun Church, an architecturally similar and contemporaneous three-nave basilica with dome in Odzun, Armenia
Further reading
- Kouymjian, Dickran. "Index of Armenian Art: Armenian Architecture - Mren". Armenian Studies Program. California State University, Fresno. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20.
- Maranci, Christina, "New Observations on the Frescoes at Mren," Revue des Études Arméniennes 35 (2013): 203–225.
- Thierry, Michel and Nicole, "La cathédral de Mren et sa decoration," Cahiers Archaéologiques 21 (1971): 43–77.
External links
- The Cathedral of Mren on VirtualAni.org
- The Cathedral of Mren on Gagik Arzumanyan's photo gallery
- Mren Cathedral at the Rensselaer Digital Collections
- 3D model of Mren
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